Wednesday 26 August 2015

Gazpacho

Gazpacho is an Spanish summer soup made of raw vegetables and served cold, usually it base is made up of tomatoes. This soup is a natural source of vitamins, potassium , magnesium, zinc, copper, sodium. it is also considered as isotonic as it prevents over hydration in summers.

Ingredients
2/3 roughly chopped and blanched tomatoes
brown bread 1 slices
chopped garlic 2
1/4 cup onion chopped
1/2 cup green capsicum chopped
1 cup diced cucumber 
Cumin powder -1/2 teaspoon
Olive oil-4 tablespoon
Lime juice to taste


For topping
1/4 cup of yellow bell pepper,
1/4 cup cucumber
1-2 leaves of basil 



Method
Puree the tomatoes,cucumber,onion,green capsicum and garlic in a blender until smooth. Cut off the sides of the bread and soak it in a water. After few minutes squeeze out the bread from the water and blend it with other ingredients. add olive oil while blending. Transfer the mixture in a bowl add salt, cumin powder and refrigerate it for an hour, add lime juice and toppings before serving.

 

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