Easy Gazpacho and a Gluten Free Variation

It's summer!!!!

I used to make gazpacho every summer years ago when I first discoved it. There are those who call it a cold soup but If you don't know what gazpacho is don't let that description put you off. I like to think off it as a delicious vegetable smoothie so long as we agree that tomatoes are vegetables. And besides, correct me if I'm wrong but soups should be cooked. Anyway "smoothie" as a concept is way cooler than "cold soup."

Look out below for a free tip on choosing the tastiest fruit(vegetable) on the shelf and also the instructions for a gluten-free variation.

Step 1: Ingredients and Equipment

Ingredients:

2lbs. (1 kg.) Tomatoes

1/2 lb (250 grs.) Cucumber

1 Italian Green Pepper

1 FreshOnion

Few Slices of Bread or if you want a

Gluten Free Version Half an Apple

Garlic (if you're into it)

Salt

Vinegar

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Water

Equipment:

Knife, Pot, Bowl, Jug and Blender

Step 2: Wash and Chop

Wash all the veg except the onion of course.

***Tip of the Century*** See this ugly looking tomatoe, covered in all those brown scratches? Yuck! Well you will be glad to know, if you don't know already, that marks like these on fruit like apples, watermelons, plums (and tomatoes) tell you that the fruit was well pollenated when it was just a little flower and will be more tasty.

Chop the veg into large chunks, taking the more fiberous part of the tomato out of the center. Stick it all in a pot and add the bread.

You want the gluten free variation of this recipie? Instead of using bread stick in the half apple.

Step 3: Add Seasoning

Add the salt the vinegar and the extra virgin olive oil

Step 4: Blend

Blend, blend, blend. Add some water if you think its too thick

What makes this version of gazpacho so much easier is NOT PEELING ANYTHING! When I first learned to make gazpacho the recipie I followed said to peel all the tomatoes and cucumbers. But recently I saw some guys on TV making it this way. So if you think of it, this is a win win because leaving the skins on not only is easier it's also healthier.