On 6/22/2019 8:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "dejamos" > wrote in message
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>> On 6/21/2019 10:24 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> "A Moose in Love" > wrote in message
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>>> Prepared by Jaues Pepin. He peeled the raw bell green pepper, minced
>>> it, minced tomatoes and onios, peeled and minced field cukes, not the
>>> English, but the field cuke with seeds. He seeded those. Everything
>>> went into the food processor. He also had chopped cukes, onions,
>>> tomatoes, and green bell pepper as a garnish. So the stuff comes out
>>> of the food processor, but he still puts it into a food mill. btw, in
>>> the food processor, he added a vegetabl juice which he called a
>>> bloody mary mix. The food mill gave a very refined product. It looked
>>> delicious.
>>>
>>> I've tried making various recipes but never liked the end result.
>>> Then I got some bottled stuff at QFC. It was delicious.
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>> This is not authentic but it is my favorite gazpacho recipe and it's
>> fast and easy to make:
>>
>> GAZPACHO
>>
>> Place in blender* (reserving any combination of chopped tomato,
>> cucumber, bell pepper and onion for garnish):
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>> 3-4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
>> 1 cucumber, chopped
>> 1/2 green pepper, chopped
>> 1/2 small onion, chopped
>> 4 tomatoes, chopped
>> 2 Tbsp olive oil
>> 3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
>> 1/2 cup ice water
>> salt and pepper to taste
>>
>> Blend until desired consistency.
>>
>> *If you have a stick blender just throw everything into a large jar
>> and mix it up in there - less cleanup.
>>
>> from The Ex-Boyfriend Cookbook, by Thisbe Nissen and Erin Ergenbright
>> (HarperCollins 2002)
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> Thanks! I think my issue with it prior was the bread. I did not like the
> texture it gave.

I think I know what you mean. This is light and refreshing and is
perfect on a hot summer day.