{"id":1901,"date":"2016-08-28T12:18:09","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/?p=1901"},"modified":"2017-04-20T14:21:24","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T20:21:24","slug":"here-comes-the-gazpacho-it-must-be-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/?p=1901","title":{"rendered":"Here comes the Gazpacho: It must be summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1903\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02-1024x681.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"Gazpacho - using equipment you have at home.\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_02.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gazpacho &#8211; using equipment you have at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week my CSA box included lots of tomatoes and cucumbers, so of course I made Gazpacho. I used to make huge quantities of this wonderful cold, summer soup to serve from my food trailer at festivals &#8212; such a great, healthy and delicious treat while you&#8217;re out enjoying the fair and something really unique among all those grease-laden fried offerings and\u00a0sugary commercial products.<\/p>\n<p>In my cafe, I had a Robot Coupe, which was great for petite dicing all the veggies. It made a beautiful Gazpacho, and I&#8217;ll try to include a picture here. I no longer have the Robot Coupe and don&#8217;t want to dice such large amounts by hand, but I found my food processor worked perfectly well as long as I pulsed each veggie separately to get a nice, even texture.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1905\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1905\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1-1024x681.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"Tomatoes for Gazpacho ripening in the summer sun.\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_tom-1.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomatoes for Gazpacho ripening in the summer sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>GAZPACHO (I doubled this recipe, which made about 4-5\u00a0quarts)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red bell peppers, 3 medium, petite diced or chunked and pulsed in food processor<\/li>\n<li>Cucumbers, 3 medium, petite diced or pulsed in food processor<\/li>\n<li>Plum tomatoes, 6-8 medium, petite diced or pulsed in food processor<\/li>\n<li>Red onion, 2 medium, pulsed in food processor<\/li>\n<li>Garlic, 2 cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>Tomato Juice, one quart cold<\/li>\n<li>Extra virgin olive oil, 3\/4 cups<\/li>\n<li>Sea salt, 1 tsp.<\/li>\n<li>Oregano, 1\/2 tsp.<\/li>\n<li>Basil, 1\/2 tsp.<\/li>\n<li>Wine vinegar, 2 TB<\/li>\n<li>Tabasco sauce, 1 tsp.<\/li>\n<li>Szeged hot paprika, 1 tsp.<\/li>\n<li>Lemon juice, 2 TB<\/li>\n<li>Cilantro, 1 bunch, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Run the veggies through a Robot Coupe on a small dicing blade, maybe 3\/8&#8243; &#8212; or pulse each veggie separately to a coarse but even consistency in a food processor. Place in a bowl or other receptable. Add the tomato juice, extra virgin olive oil, onion, garlic,\u00a0seasonings and cilantro. Chill thoroughly until ready to eat. I prefer to make it one day in advance &#8212; the plum tomatoes thicken to a wonderful consistency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1902\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_01.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"Gazpacho if you happen to be the proud owner of a Robot Coupe with a petite dicing blade.\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_01.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vegetatingwithleslie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/082816_gazpacho_01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gazpacho if you happen to be the proud owner of a Robot Coupe with a petite dicing blade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;d like more information about the CSA, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.localharvest.org\/bobs-fresh-local-M36413\"><strong>Bob&#8217;s Fresh and Local<\/strong><\/a> (produce)\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allgrassfarms.com\/\">All Grass Farms<\/a><\/strong> (livestock, chickens, milk and cheese).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For more, visit my blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegetatingwithleslie.org\"><b>vegetatingwithleslie.org<\/b><\/a>, \u201cLike\u201d me on <b>FaceBook\/Vegetating with Leslie<\/b> or follow me on <b>Twitter<\/b>, @vegwithleslie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week my CSA box included lots of tomatoes and cucumbers, so of course I made Gazpacho. 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