Garden Gazpacho
Photo: Iain Bagwell; Styling: Kevin Crafts
When you've got really great ingredients in your garden, a simple soup like this one has loads of flavor.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Cut 3 tomatoes into chunks and purée in a food processor. Pour into a bowl. Chop remaining tomato and stir into purée with cucumber, bell pepper, salt, and lemon juice. Ladle into soup bowls.
Step 2
2
In a small bowl, combine basil, chile, and chives. Top each bowl of soup with a mound of the basil confetti.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per 3/4-cup serving.
Ingredients
4 ripe tomatoes (1 2/3 lbs. total)
1/2 cup finely chopped English cucumber
1/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon slivered purple basil leaves
1 tablespoon minced jalapeño chile
2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
Directions
Step 1
1
Cut 3 tomatoes into chunks and purée in a food processor. Pour into a bowl. Chop remaining tomato and stir into purée with cucumber, bell pepper, salt, and lemon juice. Ladle into soup bowls.
Step 2
2
In a small bowl, combine basil, chile, and chives. Top each bowl of soup with a mound of the basil confetti.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per 3/4-cup serving.