Gazpacho - Spanish hash

Cold soup Gazpacho - a dish that is well known to the world. Simple recipes, product availability, easy and quick preparation, refreshing excellent taste - it just could not become popular in various countries around the world, earning the love far beyond the borders of Spain. Today let's talk about soup Gazpacho.

Our Russian hash recipe was born because the hostess put into this soup all that was at hand - left from cooking the main dishes. Just appeared and Spanish Gazpacho - for its preparation also took the remains of all that was in the kitchen.

The name "Gazpacho" according to one version is derived from the word "saspa" - Spanish it translates as "remnants". According to another version, it comes from the Hebrew word �gazaz�, meaning "cut into pieces, rastolch�nnye" and reflects the process of preparation of this dish (previously all products pounded and triturated in a mortar and pestle).

In contrast to the situation with its name, the process of the emergence and popularization Gazpacho is widely known. Even at a time when most of the current Spain was part of the Roman Empire, there has become a popular drink that liked to quench their thirst Roman legionaries - water with vinegar. When established here in VIII-XII centuries of Muslim rule in the drink began to add stale bread crumbs, olive oil and garlic - and appeared predecessor Gazpacho, which only in the XIX century began to prepare in its modern variations - with tomato, without which now imagine this dish is not possible.

Gazpacho was a dish of the poor: they are quenched both hunger and thirst working people under the scorching sun. Dish is so important for effective work that each working squad was sure to be �gazpachero� - a man to cook gazpacho. In the modern world, this soup is not considered a food workers: since it began to cook with tomatoes, it has become extremely popular among all sections of the population, including far beyond Spain. France has taken out his recipe Eugene de Montijo - wife of the French Emperor Napoleon III.

Cooking Gazpacho - the most famous in the world of tomato soup

Yes, today Gazpacho, really - the most famous in the world of tomato soup, one of the most popular cold soups. Served as a popularization and ease of preparation, for which he adored chefs throughout the world.

Traditional recipe for cooking soup Gazpacho

Need: 1.5kg tomatoes mature, 250g white bread stale, 1 cup of olive oil, a small bell peppers and cucumbers? medium onion, 2 tablespoons vinegar ice cubes and cold water.

How to cook a traditional gazpacho. Soak the bread in cold water. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, peel, remove seeds, leaving only the pulp for soup. Combine all the ingredients in the bowl of a blender, grind until smooth. Put ice cubes in the soup, pour it into the pan (neemalirovannuyu). Serve the soup to the table cold with crackers, sliced peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes.

It is believed that the birthplace of Gazpacho is precisely the region of Andalusia, so it would be wrong not to tell about the preparation of this soup is Andalusian.

Cooking recipe for Gazpacho Andalusian

Need: 1.5kg ripe tomatoes, 50ml olive oil, 1 clove of garlic and a slice of stale bread on? cucumber, onion and red bell pepper, 1 tablespoon wine vinegar.

How to prepare for the Andalusian Gazpacho. Cucumber peel, chop all the vegetables or blender combine and leave overnight in the refrigerator. Strain the resulting vegetable mass. Stale bread soaked in water, gently squeeze again grind strained mass, adding a bread, vinegar, a little sugar, salt, put into the refrigerator. Before serving, add to the soup olive oil and cold water or ice cubes.

If you strongly dilute gazpacho cold water or ice, you can serve it as a drink. As his soup is usually served with a side dish (on a separate plate) - of chopped vegetables and bread croutons.

Well, three more options Gazpacho, which we describe - not traditional, but very interesting. They will certainly appeal to anyone who loves delicious original dishes and is not afraid to culinary experiments.

Gazpacho soup recipe with yogurt or kefir

You will need: 1 liter of yogurt or kefir, 5 sprigs of cilantro, 3 pen green onions and parsley and dill, 2 tomatoes and garlic cloves, 1 bell pepper and onion, black pepper, salt.

How to cook yogurt gazpacho. Scald the tomatoes with boiling water, peel, remove seeds. Cut the tomato pulp. Clear cucumbers from the skin, cut. Prepare pepper, cut into. Chopped herbs and garlic, cool yogurt. All prepared ingredients in a blender mix, whisking until smooth, season with pepper and salt. Serve with yogurt gazpacho with croutons or crackers, grated garlic, season with soup can with ice.

Gazpacho recipe with a hearty barley

You will need: 1 liter of tomato juice, cucumber 5, 3 sweet red pepper, 1 jar of tomatoes in juice, a glass of boiled barley, beam cilantro and green onions, chili and avocado, 1 tablespoon sea salt.

How to cook a hearty soup gazpacho with pearl barley. Peel the cucumber, cut. Prepare pepper, chopped fresh herbs, minced canned tomatoes without skin, combine all ingredients except avocado, chop blender, cover and remove the soup in the refrigerator. Serve the soup in each bowl add chopped finely avocado.

Recipe Gazpacho soup with honey, celery and avocado

Need: to 50ml lemon juice and olive oil, 5 stalks celery and tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 red sweet pepper, onion and avocado, 1 tablespoon honey, basil, sea salt.

How to cook soup Gazpacho with honey and celery. Clear the tomatoes from the skin, in a blender with whisk olive oil, garlic, honey, lemon juice, basil, add 100ml of cold water - the consistency of the soup should get creamy. In a large bowl pour the soup, season with finely chopped vegetables - onion, celery, avocado and sweet pepper. Sprinkle soup with parsley and stir.

Gazpacho soup - it is a great option refreshing dishes, which in the heat will give satiety and courage. Preparing it is very simple, if you have a blender in the kitchen, and the taste is obtained simply stunning, if you adjust the recipe and proportions of foods to your taste. Try and enjoy your meal!