Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a cold soup made of raw, blended vegetables. It originated in the southern regions of the Iberian Peninsula and spread into other areas. It's widely eaten in Spain and Portugal, particularly in summer, since it's refreshing and cool.

Currently, everything is in season in the gardens that is needed to make this delicious starter.

Ingredients; 4 portions

1/2 cucumber
1/2 red onion
6 tomatoes
1.5 red peppers
2 slices of white bread
Olive oil
Salt
1 drop of Tabasco + extra for seasoning
1 tsp sherry vinegar + extra for seasoning
1 drop of Worcester sauce + extra for seasoning

To garnish
1/2 mozzarella, diced
1/4 cucumber, diced
Basil oil (optional)

Wash the vegetables and dice them. Mix everything and let it sit in the fridge for 24 hours. Blitz and season the soup to your liking with salt, tabasco, sherry vinegar and Worcester sauce. If you don’t like the chunky texture, you can pass it through a sieve or chinois. 

Serve it chilled with mozzarella and cucumber dice. Drizzle basil oil on the top.

Enjoy.