We like gazpacho all year round, but when the heat arrives it becomes our favorite dish. So much so that we have become gourmet experts in Andalusian gazpacho recipes. The best of all is this gazpacho perfected thanks to the tricks to make it exquisite What we’ve learned from the experts at DAP.
This recipe is ideal for gazpacho connoisseurs because it is loaded with flavour, freshness and a texture so creamy that you won’t stop making it. Be careful, because when you try these tips they won’t stop asking you to make the gazpacho Never.
We leave the hard bread hydrating in a bowl with water for 15 minutes. In the meantime wash and chop the vegetables and remove the stems of the tomato. Put the bread, half a green pepper, a quarter of a red pepper and all the tomato in the food processor, leaving the rest for the garnish.
Add vinegar, salt and cumin to taste and blend for a few seconds. Then we add all the olive oil and continue beating at maximum power for 10 or 12 minutes, depending on the creaminess we are looking for. Finally we correct salt and cumin and let it rest in the fridge to serve it fresh.
This simple dish has all the ballots to become the summer favorite and that all our friends and family prefer ours, even over the best supermarket gazpachos. But yes you want to be even more pro there are tricks you can apply to your recipe to make it unforgettable.
Use ripe tomatoes
The softest and ripest tomatoes you can find in the supermarket will be perfect for this gazpacho recipe, because they have a lot of flavor and you don’t even need to peel them. Even better if they are from the branch, although you have to remember to remove the stalk so that it does not make the recipe bitter.
Take garlic and cucumber out of the equation
We know that they are a classic in any Andalusian salmorejo recipe, but we promise you that in the case of gazpacho, less is better. Garlic and cucumber have a very strong flavor that masks the rest of the ingredients, although chopped cucumber can be added as a garnish at serving time.
Vinegar and cumin always, but in the right measure
Vinegar also has a lot of flavor, so it is best to add it sparingly and de Jerez because it perfectly balances the sweetness of the tomatoes. In the case of cumin, it is better to fall short than to go too far because it can always be corrected when the recipe is finished.
Olive oil as an investment
We’ve shortened a lot of ingredients, but we didn’t skimp on the olive oil. We are going to use the best quality because it gives more flavor and it emulsifies phenomenally when beating it with the tomato.
The food processor guarantees maximum power
If we want to achieve the super creamy and homogeneous texture of the gazpacho, the ideal is to use a kitchen robot at maximum power to mix all the ingredients. There are many cheap kitchen robots on the market, from Lidl to Cecotec’s Mambo line.
Lidl multifunctional food processor
Cecotec Mambo 10090 Multifunction Kitchen Robot, App, MamboMix Spoon, Havana Jug with ceramic coating, 30 Functions, 3.3l STAINLESS STEEL Jug Dishwasher safe, Built-in scale
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