anyone got any tips for making GAZPACHO please?

[harpsichordcuddler]

thanks

I think you will find that NQC is your woman. Do you want to shout for her on 10 / 10 or do you need to know right now?

no I am not making it for you at the weekend dearie, sorry . what would you like me to make?
I will prob make tonight.
I am having one fecking 'mare of a week....

Well shall we bring something or go out somewhere for lunch, would that make things easier?

well all is much complicated as I am currently without my car it is in the garage and all is in flux.
can I call you later, just doing nap time
shall I call you tonight when I know more.
anyway GAZPACHO

Yes of course, no need to let me know anything at the moment, just thought it might be helpful to offer

anyway GAZPACHO

where are you all, freak gazpacho eaters?

look [eager to please], here is NQC's thread on it

I do remember one thing I thought was nice - when I was in France they served it with lots of little bowls containing tiny chopped up pepper, cucumber, etc, lots of little garnishes, so you could help yourself

and in Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, they put sleeping pills in it. But then it all goes a bit wrong, so maybe don't do that.

I do mine as follows...NQC's probably superior

3 tins chopped tomatoes or equivalent amount of fresh toms peeled & chopped
3 slices stale white bread
2 cucumbers
1 red pepper
1 green pepper
1 large onion
2 cloves garlic
4tbsp olive oil
1tbsp redwine/sherry vinegar
seasoning

cut crusts off & crumble bread into bowl with tomatoes to soak
peel cucumbers & remove seeded centres,reserve half one cucumber & rougnly chop the rest
deseed peppers,reserve a small amount & roughly
chop the rest
rougly chop onion & garlic
put tomato & bread mix,chopped veg into blender & pulse till smooth
add oil & vinegar,season & chill

finely dice reserved veg to serve as a garnish

do you like the mighty boosh?

Franny - you make me laugh!

i use a delia recipe, which i don't have with me atm, but is roughly:

tomatoes
green pepper
garlic
spring onions
cucumber
olive oil
red wine vinegar

all whizzed up together & then thinned down with ice cold water if necessary. am terribly vague on quantities but could look them up when i get home if you'd like.

yes well I am doing a themed evening with Almodovar (if Didcot Blockbuster has any )
thanks lullabyloo
I was thinking of roasting the tomatoes first
woul dthat be sheer madness?

oh don't worry hc I don't do measuring quantities either!

You are not REALLY doing an Almodovar evening

without asking ME? [offended]

Ahem...Covent Garden do a nice one...

spockster
what kind of talk is that now??

you are

you are doing an Almodovar evening and you are all going to be sitting round eating gazpacho and stroking lizards and riding scooters and saying "thank goodness we didn't invite Franny"

oh bugger
forgot to order lizards

HAH

you will be telling us next that it has slipped your mind to set your bed on fire

god I bloody love Almodovar.
he is a fricking genius isn't he?
you are very most welcome to come, it is tomorrow though so best hurry if you are coming on the train darling

anybody have an opinion on roasting the tomatoes first??
franny?
NQC?
Pedro?

eeuw, cold soup

oh it's delicious greeny
end of.
what are your thoughts on vichysoisse (sp?)

it mings. and it smells.

There's just no excuse.