Ingredients

  • 2 cups day-old white bread, crusts removed
  • 1 12 cups vegetable stock
  • 1 cup cucumber, peeled and chopped (I added a small amount of lemon cucumbers)
  • 1 cup green seedless grape, washed
  • 14 cup almond butter
  • 14 cup slivered almonds (I used whole and save the slivered almonds for garnish)
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt
  • sliced grapes, green and red
  • slivered almonds (toasted or raw-your choice)
  • fresh herb (flat leaf parsley, chives, cilantro, etc.)
  • extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • sherry wine vinegar, for drizzling
  • cracked black pepper

Method

  • Place all the ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.
  • Pass the pureed mixture through a fine mesh strainer to remove the pulp.
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  • It's your choice whether to pass the pureed mixture through a strainer or not.
  • Press the pulp through the strainer using the bottom of a ladle.
  • Transfer the gazpacho to a covered container and chill the gazpacho well before serving.
  • To serve: ladle the soup into shallow bowls and garnish with a few grape slices, slivered almonds, minced fresh herb such as parsley, chives, cilantro, etc., a drizzle of olive oil, splash of sherry wine vinegar, twist of cracked black pepper.