Traditional Gazpacho Andaluz

To enjoy food in hot weather, most of us would think on cold dishes and salads. As I lived in the warm Spain for a while, I learnt some local recipes and, as a result, today I suggest the refreshing and traditional Gazpacho Andaluz that my daugther loves to have during this incredible British Summer hot weather.  Of course, fresh ingredients make the most as there is no cooking in here to enhance flavours, just as I said only fresh combined ingredients.

Traditional Gazpacho Andaluz

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Good to Know

“Get the right listed ingredients or else it won’t be traditional Gazpacho Andaluz at all”, I heard saying so many times in Spain. “Don’t get red pepper: it has to be the green Italian pepper!”. That’s how they call it there, ‘green Italian pepper’.

Never ever add onions neither!

So, follow the recipe and you’ll get the best results like a Spanish would get.

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Ingredients 6 servings

1. Plum Tomatoes, 1 kg

2. Green Italian Pepper, 1

3. Cucumber, 1

4. Garlic clove, crushed, 2

5. Extra virgin olive oil, 50 ml

6. Hard loaf bread, 50 g

7. Water, cold, 250 ml

8. Salt, 5 g

9. White wine vinegar, 30 ml

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Let’s jump to the method

1. Get ready all ingredients: wash them thoroughly and start cutting them.

2. Cut the ends of the cucumber and then in small cubes.

3. Cut the plum tomatoes into cubes.

4. With a small knife chop off the top and the bottom of the green Italian pepper and scoop out its seeds. Halve it and cut it along into strips and then in cubes.

5. Slice the bread and then cut it into small cubes.

6. Add all the vegetable and bread to the bowl of an electrical food chopper; add the chopped garlic, olive oil, cold water, salt and vinegar. Start grinding up at max speed for about 4 minutes or until the texture is smooth.

7. Sieve the mixture into a serving bowl to discard the seeds or vegetable skin that could have remained, to obtain a smoother consistency. Use the back of a spoon by pressing it to the mixture to help sieving.

8. Serve and enjoy your cold traditional Gazpacho Andaluz!

Traditional Gazpacho Andaluz