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red onions green bell pepper cucumber tomatoes garlic kosher salt cayenne tomato paste white wine vinegar extra-virgin olive oil lemon juice tomato juice thyme balsamic vinegar
Viewed: 98 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup chopped red onions
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 cup chopped English cucumber
- 1 cup chopped and peeled tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped garlic
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 cups tomato juice
- Sprig of thyme
- Balsamic Glaze (see below)
- 2 cups balsamic vinegar
Method
- Mix all the ingredients except the balsamic glaze together in a bowl or other container, cover, and let sit in the refrigerator overnight.
- The next day, remove the thyme and blend all the ingredients in a blender until the gazpacho is smooth.
- You will have about 2 quarts.
- For a smoother texture, strain the soup to yield about 1 quart.
- Refrigerate the gazpacho until ready to serve.
- To complete: Ladle the cold soup into bowls and squeeze dots of balsamic glaze over the top.
- Heat the vinegar in a heavy saucepan over medium heat until steam rises from the liquid.
- Place the saucepan on a heat diffuser and let the liquid reduce very slowly (it shouldn't simmer) for 2 to 3 hours, until it has reduced and thickened to a syrupy glaze.
- There should be approximately 1 cup of glaze.
- Keep the glaze in a squeeze bottle at room temperature for garnishing: if the glaze is too thick, warm the bottle in hot water to loosen the glaze.
