Best Gazpacho For Joe Recipes

JOSé ANDRéS FAVORITE GAZPACHO RECIPE IS A SUMMERTIME CLASSIC WE'LL BE MAKING ALL SEASON

Steps:

• Peel, seed and chop 1 cucumber. Place cucumber, bell pepper, plum tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, sherry, ¾ cup olive oil and salt in a blender or food processor (you may need to do this in batches. Puree until well blended into a thick orange liquid. If needed, add ½ to 1 cup water to adjust to your preferred consistency and pulse to combine. Pour gazpacho through a medium strainer and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Spread on a baking sheet; bake on middle rack 7 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside to cool. Dice remaining ½ cucumber. To serve, remove gazpacho from refrigerator and stir. Place a few croutons, cherry tomato halves and diced cucumbers in each of 6-8 bowls. Top evenly with gazpacho. Drizzle with remaining 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt.

GAZPACHO

Steps:

• On a cutting board, lightly sprinkle the garlic with a pinch of salt and smash it into a paste with the flat side of a large knife.
• Mix the smashed garlic, tomatoes, roughly chopped cucumbers, scallions, bell peppers, jalapenos, parsley and mint in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the olive oil and sherry, and toss well.
• Add half of the vegetable mixture to a blender and pulse. Add half of the tomato juice and 2 ice cubes. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour for the flavors to come together.
• Divide among chilled soup bowls, drizzle with olive oil, garnish with cubed cucumbers, if using, and serve.

GAZPACHO FOR JOE

Steps:

• In a blender, combine tomato juice, olive oil, lemon juice and diced cucumber; blend well.
• In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, onions, bell pepper and celery; divide in half.
• Put half of this vegetable mixture in the blender with the tomato juice mixture and blend well.
• Add this blended mixture to the large bowl of vegetable mixture and mix well.
• To this mixture add the vinegar, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, dill weed, pepper, parsley and cilantro; mix well.
• Cover & chill before serving.
• Garnish each bowl with a slice of cucumber.