RECIPE: RIDICULOUSLY hot for the Pacific NW>>> Dinner tonight REC: Barefoot Contessa's Gazpacho

RECIPE:

carianna-in-wa

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Both hubby and I love this version of gazpacho. It's our all-time hands-down favorite. And chopping and stirring is about all I could stand today for cooking! We like to top the gazpacho with a nice pile of fresh dungeoness crab.

Barefoot Contessa’s Gazpacho

2 cucumbers, halved and seeded, but not peeled

3 red bell peppers, cored and seeded

8 plum tomatoes

2 red onions

6 garlic cloves, minced

46 oz. tomato juice

1/2 cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup good olive oil

1 tbl. kosher salt

1 1/2 tsps. freshly ground black pepper

1. Roughly chop the cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes and red onions into 1-inch cubes. Put each vegetable separately into a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse until it is coarsely chopped. Do not over-process!

2. After each vegetable is processed, combine them in a large bowl and add the garlic, tomato juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well and chill before serving. The longer gazpacho sits, the more the flavors develop.

 
It is hot! We topped 100 yesterday. I'm making Joanie's shrimp, mango, avocado salad for us.

 
ouch Jada, head for the coast. we didn't go over 62 at the house today. half a mile inland is...

another story. I heard it was getting really hot in the valley.

 
Raise you hand if you would like some rain???? I feel like I am stuck in some

sort of loop like on Star Trek. Everytime it stops raining and the sun peaks out momentarily the rain starts again...........

I made a zucchini fritatta for dinner. Since zucchini grows wildly when it rains I better get used to eating it, there will be plenty around!!

 
Joanie, no wonder this is one of your faves, it's fantastic, definitely going in keeper file. Thx!

 
Hmmm, rain? That's so tempting, we don't get much of that up here
 
actually, didn't use either, am trying to cut back on starches for awhile, but I adore orzo

 
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