Gazpacho

I remember seeing this being made on Planet Food and just being amazed at how easy it is. There are two variants, one made with ground almonds and the other with tomatoes. It just uses a handful of ingredients and is a great way to use stale bread. It also very cooling, especially with the cucumber garnish, and is a great accompaniment at lunch.

Ingredients

• 200g stale bread 
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil 
• 2 tbsp chopped cucumber
• Some matchsticks of cucumber for the garnish
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 rehydrated red chilies, chopped
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. Remove the crust from the bread and soak it in some water for 10 minutes to soften it.
2. Add the bread, garlic, cucumber and chilies to a food processor and blend it till it resembles coarse sand. 
3. Add the red wine vinegar and tomatoes and blend it into a smooth mixture.
4. Add the wine and blitz it to create a thick emulsification.
5. Add some salt and pepper to taste and add the cucumber match-sticks as a garnish.
6. Keep in the fridge to cool for an hour and serve.