The best Gazpacho ever
Author: robert schuster
Article Posted: 09/04/2007
The Mediterranean Diet is probably the healthiest in the World. People, living in the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, have the highest life-expectancy in Europe and even in the World, they are amongst the top positions. And actually everybody can eat this diet, even somebody who is trying to lose weight. Which does not mean you can’t gain weight – but not if you stay with normal portions.
Obviously, one of the countries where you can enjoy the Mediterranean Diet is Spain. And the two best known dishes of the Spanish way of cooking are Paella and Gazpacho and I would like to show you, how to prepare the latter.
Before I show you, I have to clarify that there is actually no recipe for “The Gazpacho”, because every region in Spain prepares this soup in a different way. One way is with cream, the next without. The third is with green pepper, the fourth with red pepper and the fifth with red and green pepper. With garlic, without garlic and so on and so on.
What I want to show you is a basic and simple, but also a very tasty variety. You could call it the basic recipe for Gazpacho, but I added something special at the end, which will be a surprise for all your guests.
Gazpacho with Passion-Fruit ice cubes
Take 1 large red pepper, 10 very ripe Cherry Tomatoes, 150 grams of pealed Cucumber, 2 spoons of Coriander powder, a pinch of Cumin Seed, a spoon of red Tabasco, 4 spoons of Chicken-Chilli sauce, 90 ml of vegetable oil, 50 ml of high quality Olive oil and mix all this in a Blender, until you have a smooth, homogeneous liquid. Afterwards strain it through a fine sieve – and voila, your Gazpacho is done! Keep it chilled until serving.
Now for the Passion-Fruit ice cubes you just need 5 spoons of white cane-sugar and 100ml of Passion-Fruit juice. Mix the sugar with a little bit of juice at low heat and then mix this solution with the rest of the juice. Fill it in an ice cube tray and freeze it over night.
When serving this Gazpacho, it is up to you if you serve the ice cubes in the soup or serve them separate. Anyway, it will be a new experience for you and your guests.
The Gazpacho with Passion-Fruit ice cubes is the ideal starter for your next BBQ or it is even a full meal for people who are trying to lose weight. No matter what you use it for, it will be from now on one of the highlights at your dinner table.