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Gazpacho

Ngoc Minh Ngo
Serves 6-8 Hands-On Time: 30m Total Time: 2hr 30m

Ingredients

  • 3 small fennel bulbs, roughly chopped
  • 4 celery stalks, roughly chopped
  • 1 bunch scallions, roughly chopped
  • 1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia), roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 3 red bell peppers, seeded and roughly chopped
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, diced (or one 14.5-ounce can chopped tomatoes, undrained)
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 cups (32 ounces) tomato or vegetable juice
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)
  • lemon or lime wedges

Directions

  1. Place the fennel, celery, scallions, onion, garlic, and red peppers in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until finely chopped but not pureed.
  2. Transfer to a large glass or plastic bowl and stir in the tomatoes, oil, salt, black pepper, tomato juice, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if desired.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve chilled with the lemon or lime wedges.
By Suzy Verrier and Kai Jacob,  September 2005
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Quick Tip

If pressed for time, use packages of presliced vegetables found at most supermarkets.

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 224.35Calories From Fat 63
  • Calcium  83.97mg
  • Carbohydrate  21.15g
  • Cholesterol  0mg
  • Fat  15.97g
  • Fiber  5.34g
  • Iron  1.92mg
  • Protein  3.55mg
  • Sat Fat  2.16g
  • Sodium  913.92mg
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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