This is definetely NOT a traditional gazpacho, so my friend Lucia would call this a cold soup not gazpacho. The reason is I like throwing in all kinds of veg and fruit and I don’t use garlic nor peppers in mine.
I oven roast the tomatoes, radishes and onions before blitzing them as the radishes become more peppery, the tomatoes are so much sweeter when roasted and I really don’t like the taste of raw onion .
I added fresh cucumber, watermelon and flat parsley.
One of the spices used in Andalusia in gazpacho is cumin, so I added a good amount to bring out the Mediterranean flavours.
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I used: cucumber, tomatoes, onion, watermelon and flat parsley.
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Blitz all of it together till smooth and season, don’t forget to taste and adjust !
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Cumin is a spice commonly grown in the Middle East stretching to East- India. The Greeks, the Romans, the Persians and the Spanish all traded it at some point. It was kept on the table in its own container like paper is today.
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Gazpacho in the garden is a real summer treat. When i close my eyes I can almost hear the mediterean sea waves and feel the hot sun on my face.
My summer veg and fruit gazpacho
Yield 4 portions
Ingredients
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 tomatoes or equivalent depending availability
- 1 cucumber, diced
- 1/4 watermelon, diced
- 1/2 bustle flat parsley
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes in half and lay in a baking dish, add the diced onion and radishes. Roast for 15 minutes in preheated oven at 180C. Remove and let cool.
- In blender, blitz the diced cucumber, watermelon and parsley. Add the cooled tomatoes, onion and radishes. Add the cumin, blitz to combine.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper ( more cumin if preferred) and serve cold with toasted bread.
Notes
on www.leeksandhighheels.com by Sandra Slawinski
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Written and photographed by Sandra Slawinski without commercial deals. I used my jars , small dish and kitchen towel from Dille & Kamille & my vintage spoon gifted by a dear friend Laurence many many moons ago.