an easy gazpacho recipe, plus pansies

an easy gazpacho recipe, garnished with pansies. a Spanish soup to refresh a hot summer day.

What color matches perfectly the intense purple of pansies? Red, tomato red. So I made an easy gazpacho recipe: a refreshing, delicious, raw tomato soup.

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an easy gazpacho recipe, with pansies

Course main

Cuisine spanish

Prep Time 20 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 2 -4

Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

• ½ garlic clove
• ½ red onion
• ½ cucumber
• 1 small red bell pepper or ½ a big one
• 1.7 pounds of mixed red tomatoes heirloom, cherry, salad
• 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar + more to garnish
• 2 tsp. of salt
• 1 tsp. of black pepper
• 1 pinch of chili
• ½ cup of water
• 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
• 1.5 handfuls of rustic white bread crumbs
• 20-30 edible pansies
• smoked paprika

Instructions

1. Peel and coarsely chop garlic, onion and cucumber. Chop the red bell pepper. And cut tomatoes in half or 4 depending on their size.
2. Place water and all the other ingredients in a blender and pulse until creamy.
3. Serve in bowls, add a few (or lot – depending on your taste) drops of balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with pansies.

enjoy your easy gazpacho recipe 

Claudia