And so begins our last week in Barcelona. It's amazing how time flies when you're on vacation! We're still enjoying ourselves very much and especially enjoying the delicious food we grew up eating.
We took another trip to our dad's garden and again, we brought back tons of sweet, ripe tomatoes. And since a trip to Spain would not be complete without a good gazpacho, we used them to make a huge batch, enough to feed the entire family.
The authentic Spanish Gazpacho is a cold soup made from tomatoes, cucumbers, red bell peppers and garlic and seasoned with olive oil, vinegar and salt. As far as we're concerned, this is the only cold soup that can be labeled "gazpacho".
Hope you enjoy it!
Authentic Spanish Gazpacho
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: approx 16 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 3 medium red bell peppers, roughly chopped
- 3 large cucumbers, peeled and roughly chopped
- 12 medium ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 large clove garlic (optional)
- 2 cups water
- ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ cup + 2 tbsp plain bread crumbs
- Home made croutons (recipe follows)
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a blender (depending on the size of the jar, you may have to do it in several batches). Blend until smooth
- Pour through a fine mesh strainer to get rid of tomato and pepper skin and cucumber seeds.
- Chill for a couple of hours before serving.
Home Made Croutons
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 large french baguette
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Dice the baguette and place in a large bowl
- Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt. Spread the bread cubes on a cookie sheet lined with tin foil in one single layer
- Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until golden brown
- Serve on top of the gazpacho.
- Enjoy! From May I have that recipe
Ann Mah says
Utterly gorgeous and I bet those home-grown tomatoes make it taste even more special. I love sieved gazpacho (as opposed to chunky), though my wrists my not agree 🙂 Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
mayihavethatrecipe says
Thank you!!! Fresh tomatoes definitely make a huge difference! This recipe takes a little time to make so we usually make big batches. The problem is, it never lasts, because everyone loves it so much!! Hope you enjoy it 🙂
albertocook says
I'm happy to have found your blog.I have a blog of Italian recipes but I like to try new flavors.I think that your recipes are delicious
mayihavethatrecipe says
Thank you!! We LOVE authentic Italian food. Glad you found us!!
Irene Aguilar says
Actually, gazpacho also has onion in it. That's the real gazpacho as I know it, since I'm from the south of Spain 🙂
mayihavethatrecipe says
This is the recipe we got from our mom. I wonder if gazpacho is made in Catalunya? We would love to have your recipe if you would like to share it!
Elizabeth says
I worked in Barcelona when I was twenty, (yes a long time ago, lol) I practically lived on Gazpacho and cannot wait to try your recipe. Thank you.
mayihavethatrecipe says
Hope you enjoy it as much as you did there... And maybe you should go back soon, just to compare the two 😉