Gazpacho Recipe | James Beard Foundation

Ingredients

• 1 ounce day-old bread (approximately one slice)
• 1 medium cucumber or 2 pickling or Kirby cucumbers, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 tomato, cored and quartered
• 1/2 small green bell pepper, cored and seeded
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 jalapeño, seeds optional, roughly chopped
• 16 ounces fresh tomato puree (if it’s not peak tomato season, substitute tomato juice)
• Optional garnishes: chopped chives and chervil, diced tomatillo and tomato, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil