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Simple Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

A perfect way to use up CSA tomatoes!
Author: Stephanie Gerber

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds tomatoes heirlooms if you can get them, roughly chopped
  • 1 red bell peper roughly chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion roughly chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cucumber 1/2 roughly chopped, 1/2 finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro
  • Bread for dipping

Instructions

  • Dump tomato, pepper, onion, cucumber and garlic in the food processor, and puree away. Work in batches if your blender or processor is small.
  • Transfer to large bowl and add in oil, vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour and up to 1 day.
  • Top gazpacho with chopped cilantro and cucumber. Drizzle with a bit more oil if you want (I did not). Serve with bread.

Notes

Based on a recipe from Real Simple