Gazpacho (Chilled tomato soup)

Summer-time got you all hot and sticky? Cool down with a delicious refreshing Spanish Gazpacho - chilled tomato soup. Easy to make and healthy too.

Serve with a tomato and olive salad and smoked pork chops. Smashing.


























Ingredients
(serves 4-6)

For the Gazpacho

• Couple of pieces of stale baguette
• Large tin of tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Sherry vinegar (Jerez vinegar if possible)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 Green pepper
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 2 Tomotoes
• Ice cubes
  

To make a meal

• Smoked pork chops
• Tomatoes
• Lettuce
• Olives

The Gazpacho

1. Soak the bread in some water (5 minutes is sufficient)











2. Peel and slice garlic and 1/2 the green pepper and place in a blender

3. Add a dash of olive oil, a dash of sherry vinegar and a dash of salt
















4. Blend until smooth














5. Remove bread and add to the blender

6. Open tin of tomatoes and add to the blender

(note: Hunt's organic whole peeled tomotoes give a great taste)















7. Blend until smooth















8. Add a bunch of ice cubes















9. Blend again and empty into a serving bowl











10. Add some more ice cubes and place in the fridge to chill, for about 10 mins.











11. Chop some tomotoes, cucumber and green pepper to use as a topping for the soup.













Rest of the meal
1. Fry some smoked pork chops in a little olive oil












2. Make a tomato, cucumber, lettuce and olive salad. Drizzle with a little olive oil and sherry vinegar