{"id":1344,"slug":"gazpacho","title":"Gazpacho","description":"Gazpacho is a hearty soup that is served cold, making it a perfect way to cool down and replenish the body on a hot, summer day. This is the classic gazpacho recipe, but there are many other variations. Gazpacho is typically served along with the main course, or afterward. Some Spaniards serve it in a glass, as a beverage to accompany the meal.","ingredients_raw":["2 oz (50 g) 2–3 day-old white bread (optional—leave out for a thinner soup)","1 lb (450 g) tomatoes, skinned and quartered","½ lb (225 g) green bell peppers, seeded and trimmed","½ cucumber, peeled and cut in chunks","1 clove of garlic","½ mild Spanish onion, chopped","1 tbsp white or red wine vinegar","2 tbsp olive oil","¼ chile pepper, seeds removed (optional)","Cilantro (optional)","⅓ pt (2.4 dl) iced water","Sea salt","Black pepper","Ice cubes","1 tomato, skinned and diced fine","½ green bell pepper, diced fine","¼ peeled cucumber, diced fine","bread"],"ingredients_norm":["day old white bread","tomato","green bell pepper","cucumber","garlic","mild spanish onion","white or red wine vinegar","olive oil","chili pepper seeds removed","cilantro","iced water","sea salt","black pepper","ice cube","bread"],"steps":["If using, tear up the bread, and soak it in water for 30 minutes. Squeeze it dry.","Blend bread, tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, garlic, onion, vinegar, olive oil, chiles, cilantro, and water in a blender until roughly chopped. The soup should have texture and discernible vegetable bits, so do not chop too finely.","Pour soup into a large bowl with some ice, and season to taste with salt and pepper.","Dice the bread, and fry it in a little olive oil until brown.","Chop the other vegetables finely.","Serve all garnishes in separate little bowls on the table.","Serve gazpacho chilled.","Allow diners to sprinkle on their own toppings."],"categories":["Soup recipes","Vegetarian recipes","Spanish recipes","Recipes using tomato","Recipes for soup","Boiled recipes","Refrigerated recipes","Recipes for gazpacho","Vegan recipes","Recipes using green bell pepper","Recipes using chile","Recipes using cilantro","Recipes using cucumber","Recipes using bread","Recipes using garlic"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Gazpacho","source_ref":"4518408","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Gazpacho&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4a41d596fc5bff1b65089fa6572e9b135efc4ebbed2f43a24d507476fde6fb7e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:02Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/gazpacho"}