Gazpacho Without The Tomatoes

Recipe Ingredients

3		French bread, 1" thk --crusts removed
		Cold water - as needed
2 oz	56g	Blanched whole almonds - roughly chopped
1		Green bell pepper - seeded, and
		Roughly chopped
3		Kirby cucumbers - peeled, seeded,
		And chopped
3 tablespoons	45ml	Champagne or rice vinegar
1		Sugar
1		Scallion - (to 2) - roughly chopped
1/4 cup	59ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
4 cups	948ml	Iced cold water - more or less
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground white pepper - to taste
		Garnish
		Finely-diced seeded cucumber
		Finely-diced chives
		Finely-diced seeded red bell pepper

Recipe Instructions

Soak the slices of bread in cold water. When tender, squeeze the bread to express the water.

In a food processor puree until smooth the almonds, pepper, cucumbers, vinegar, sugar, scallions and olive oil. Slowly add the ice water until you reach the consistency you like; season to taste with salt and pepper.

Chill, covered, until serving time; garnish with cucumber, chives and bell pepper.

This recipe yields about 4 servings.

Source:
COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY with Michele Urvater - (Show # MF-6698) - - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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