Sunday, May 16, 2010

Gazpacho for summer days

What do need

3 ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
1 purple onion, finely chopped
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped
1 sweet red bell pepper (or green) seeded and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
3 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 teaspoons sugar
Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
1 teaspoon of Tabasco sauce to taste or chilli powder
4 cups tomato sauce
1 cup of cold water

How to do?

Combine all ingredients. Blend slightly, to desired consistency. Don't place in non-metal use plastic or glass container, cover tightly and refrigerate overnight, allowing flavors to blend is better the next day and you can store it for 3 days after that it can spoil.

You can serve 10 friends.

Hope you enjoyed.