Gazpacho

A real gazpacho is a peasant dish made in the fields. It is a crushed tomato salad, served with pieces of bread.
For a home made version, look for tomatoes in the market. In the summer it is very easy to find them at a good price.
Gazpacho does not need to be ruby red, it can be quite pale. The quantities of each vegetable used will affect the final colour, texture and taste. I am only giving the basic idea of what a gazpacho is. Make your own version by trying different combinations.
You can serve it as a healthy drink, or as a soup, with diced raw vegetables.
I am adding bread to my recipe because it thickens the soup and gives it the consistency I like.

Ingredients for 4
1/2 kg tomatoes
1/2 cucumber
1/2 green or red pepper
1 garlic clove
1 large glass cold water
1-2 pieces of day old bread
Vinegar
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Cut all of the vegetables into similar sized pieces, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 3 tbsp olive oil and mix.
Blend the soup and pass it through a sieve or moulin to remove the seeds and skins. Place the soup in a serving bowl and refrigerate until needed.

Serve chilled, with bread and bowls of finely diced pepper and cucumber and cooked egg. Each person can spoon the diced vegetables into the soup.