Ingredients

• 1 medium garlic clove, minced
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped red onion
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup tomato puree
• 1/2 tsp oil
• 1 lime, juiced
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Sugar
• Herbs

How to Make Simple Gazpacho

• Peel and crush garlic to a smooth paste with a little salt.
• Cover tomatoes with boiling water, leave for 30 seconds, then drain, skin and roughly chopped.
• Peel and rough chop onion and cucumber.
• Remove stalk, seeds and core from pepper, cut into pieces.
• Discard crusts and cut bread into pieces.
• Place all the prepared ingredients in a bowl with half the tomato juice, tomato puree and oil.
• Leave it aside for 10 mins, then liquidize in an electric blender.
• Stir in remaining tomato juice, vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and herbs, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve well chilled with accompaniments.