Best Thick Tomato Cream Soup Salmorejo Recipes
SALMOREJO
This silky, salmon-colored purée from Cordoba, Spain, is thicker and creamier than gazpacho Andaluz, just a simple mixture of tomatoes, bread, garlic and olive oil. Its success depends entirely on the quality of the tomatoes and oil. Authentic salmorejo has about three times as much olive oil as this version and can be thicker, doubling as a sauce or a dip. Traditionally, the soup is garnished with Ibérico or Serrano ham and diced hard-boiled eggs, but I like to garnish mine with diced green pepper or, for some spice, diced poblano pepper.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, appetizer, main course, side dish
Time 3h
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the bread in a bowl, and cover with cold water. Allow to sit for a few minutes, then drain and squeeze the water from the bread. Return the bread to the bowl, and place a strainer over the bowl.
- Cut the peeled tomatoes in half across the equator, and squeeze out the seeds over the strainer. Rub the seed pods against the strainer to extract as much juice as you can. Discard the seeds. Chop the tomatoes coarsely, and add to the bowl with the bread and tomato juice. Add the garlic, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, the vinegar and salt to taste. Toss together and leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender, and blend at high speed until homogenized (you will probably have to do this in two batches). While the blender is running, drizzle in the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Pour into the bowl, taste and adjust seasoning, adding more salt if desired. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
- Serve, garnishing each bowl with diced green or poblano pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 117, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 612 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
THICK TOMATO CREAM SOUP (SALMOREJO)
Salmorejo is a cold thick tomato soup from Southern Spain. It is really simple to prepare and a very nice starter dish for the summer months. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Vegetable
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Boil tomatoes for 1 minute, plunge in ice water and peel. Put tomatoes, garlic, bread, egg yolk, olive oil into food processor and blend. Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar and slowly add more until the mixture has the consistency of mayonnaise.
- Add salt to taste.
- Chop up or slice hard boiled egg and ham and sprinkle on top to garnish.Serve cold .
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