Traditional Gazpacho

Name: Traditional Gazpacho
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb tomatoes, roughly chopped (undrained) or 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes (undrained); 1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced; 2 -3 slices bread (a day or two old); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish; 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 garlic clove, chopped (to taste); salt and black pepper

Submitted by lets.eat

"From Bittman Takes on America's Chefs I've been planning to make this forever(well a couple of months now), getting tired of the cookbook sitting on the coffee table so am posting this to clear up some of my clutter."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb tomatoes, roughly chopped (undrained) or (14 ounce) can tomatoes (undrained)
1 medium cucumber, peeled and diced
2 -3 slices bread (a day or two old)
¹⁄₄ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish
2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, chopped (to taste)
salt and black pepper

directions

Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, bread, oil, vinegar, and garlic with 1 cup water in a blender; process until smooth. If the gazpacho seems too thick, thin with additional water.
Taste and add salt and black pepper as necessary. Serve immediately (or refrigerate and serve within a couple of hours. Drizzle with additional olive oil.