Sunday, April 25

Gazpacho - Cold Tomato Soup


 
This recipe is naturally GF, so it's kind of a cheat to put it on this site and call it GF.  It's so good on  hot summer days to feed a crowd. I make up a batch while the gardens are overflowing with produce and we eat it all week. 

32 ounces V-8 Juice 
6 cups tomatoes diced (1/2 blended up with the V-8)  (any type)
2 cups cucumbers diced 
1 cup onions diced 
1/2 cup each green and yellow peppers 
1 cup celery 
2 Tbs. fresh cilantro 
1 tsp. salt 
2 Tbs. rice vinegar 
2 Tbs cider vinegar 
3/4 tsp. pepper 
4 cloves garlic minced 
3-4 drops tabasco (added to taste)

1/2 lb. cooked shrimp (optional) (add right before serving as the acid cooks the shrimp and makes it tough.)

Chop it all and keep four hours/overnight in the refrigerator before serving.  

I reposted this recipe after our Labor Day get-together. Family from Montana, and Utah converge to spend the last days of summer eating and enjoying everyone's company. And what better than a cool bowl of delicious soup?

First posted 8-15-08 and 9-4-11

Vacations aren't really time off, they are just a change of venue. I keep cooking, cleaning, caring and doing all the things I do at home, just in a different place and at a significant disadvantage. 

It's hard to eat GF on vacation so we stay at condos with cooking facilities.   This is one you can make ahead; it travels well and keeps the length of the vacation.

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