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Chilled Gazpacho Soup Recipe by Gordon Ramsay

August 17, 2017

What an insanely simple recipe to put together and what a great tasting and perfect soup. I feel like I’ve been out of the loop my entire life because I can’t remember any time I’ve actually tried gazpacho. Is that crazy? I’ve certainly heard of it, but how have I managed to steer clear of it for so long? These kinds of things make me wonder.

Chilled Gazpacho Recipe by Gordon Ramsay

The Recipe

If you’re in the same position I was in just a few days ago (having never tried gazpacho), I highly encourage you to give this recipe a try. In it’s most basic sense, it’s a few select vegetables and a bit of bread that are blended up with some salt, pepper, vinegar and olive oil. That’s it. The thing is, when all these ingredients are broken down and when they combine with the acid in the vinegar, they meld together and become fabulous. In this case, the sum of the parts truly is much more worthwhile than the parts alone. Wow. I really love this recipe. And from what I hear, the longer you let this soup sit, the better the taste becomes.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

1 Cucumber, Peeled and Chopped
1 Red Bell Pepper, Trimmed, Cleaned and Chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper, Trimmed, Cleaned and Chopped
2 Pounds Ripe Plum Tomatoes, Trimmed and Chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, Peeled and Minced
2 Scallions, Trimmed and Cut into 1/2 Inch Pieces
1/5 Pound Stale White Bread, Cubed (About the Size of a Roll)
3 Tablespoons Sherry Vinegar
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Salt
Ground Black Pepper

Step-by-Step Instructions

By the title of this post, you probably have already figured out that this is one of Gordon Ramsay’s recipes. What I’ve found with Gordon Ramsay is that he likes to keep things simple. If a dish doesn’t need additional ingredients, he doesn’t use them. What’s striking is that everything I’ve tasted that I derived from his talent has been incredible. He has a broccoli soup that’s to die for and that hardly uses any ingredients at all. This type of strategy is what I consider true talent in the kitchen.

Prep the Ingredients

The toughest part of this recipe is prepping the ingredients and even that is easy. As I went through the process, I snapped a few photos.

Here are the cucumber, red bell pepper and the green bell pepper, all chopped up.

Chopped Cucumber

Chopped Red Bell Pepper


Chopped Green Bell Pepper

Next, I trimmed and chopped the tomatoes and cut the scallions up into relatively small pieces.

Chopped Tomatoes

Cut Scallions

Finally, I weighed out and cut a piece of bread to use. I bought a nice loaf from the grocery store and wondered how much would make up 75 grams, as was called for in Gordon’s recipe. Well, I’m here to tell you that 75 grams is about the size of a sandwich roll. Here’s a photo of my piece of bread, which weighed exactly 81 grams or around 1/5 of a pound.

Piece of Bread

I cut this chunk of bread up and placed the pieces in a bowl.

Pieces of Italian Bread

Combine Ingredients

Add all the prepped ingredients to a large bowl. Then, add the vinegar, about 5 tablespoons of olive oil (more or less to taste and consistency at the end), 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper. Mix everything together and let the ingredients marinade for at least a half hour.

Gazpacho Ingredients


Process Ingredients

Using either a blender or a food processor, add the ingredients and blend until smooth. Don’t go crazy here. I used a food processor and left if on for about 20 seconds per batch. I ended up with a smooth, yet textured result.

When finished, add the gazpacho to another, clean, large bowl and place it in the refrigerator for at least an hour to become chilled.

Large Bowl of Gordon Ramsay's Gazpacho

Plate & Serve

When ready, divide the gazpacho between four bowls. To make things look nice, you can add some sliced basil leaf to yours, like I did. Also, if you’re into toast, you can drizzle some olive oil in a large skillet and place some sliced of Italian bread in it as well. Cook the bread over medium heat until both sides are crispy and have browned. Remove them and serve on a side dish.

The Final Gazpacho Soup

Right after I tasted my first spoon full of this soup, I raised my eyebrows. I didn’t expect the wonderful flavor I was presented with. Wow, this is really an interesting and flavorful dish. I’m going to prepare this time and time again. Give it a try and let me know your thoughts. Thanks for reading!

Gordon Ramsay Gazpacho Recipe

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About Jay Gaulard

My name is Jay Gaulard and I'm what I like to call an "inexperienced chef," if that's not an oxymoron. I initially decided to immerse myself into the world of food and cooking in May of 2015, when I began growing, in earnest, my first garden. The garden produced a wonderful yield and with some newfound confidence, my hobby of learning about what I eat took shape. Currently, I'm enrolled in an online cooking school and am quite active with the culinary community. I primarily write posts about what I research and learn along the way.

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