I’ve just joined Barefoot Bloggers and, by doing so, have committed myself to cooking two Ina Garten recipes a month. While I’m excited to be part of a group of fantastic cooks and bloggers, I’m less than thrilled that gazpacho is my first assignment. But I’m game.
Here’s Ina’s Recipe:
A few things about the recipe:
-it seemed kind of fussy to individually chop each vegetable and whiz it in the food processor? I mean, it’s all coming together in the end anyways, right? But I did it like Ina told me to. Have no idea if it made a difference.
-I also followed Ina’s instruction not to over-process the vegetables, but to be honest, I didn’t like the little bits of texture in there. I sort of think a soup should be either rustically chunky or luxuriously smooth, and this was neither. I don’t like soup with a commitment problem.
-To chill or not to chill the serving bowls? I didn’t. Don’t know if it mattered.
Again, alas, my reaction is…meh. I think it’s a texture issue for me. I felt like I was, to be honest, eating a bowl of salsa. And if I want to eat a bowl of salsa, it’s a helluva lot easier to just open a jar and add a spoon.
The flavor was okay–I might add some fresh herbs or even some crushed red pepper next time. If there’s a next time, because I think I’m not a gazpacho girl. Just sayin’.
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