Gazpacho chilled soup

Serves 4

Description/Notes:

A wonderfully light and refreshing chilled soup to start of that special occasion.

Ingredients:

I lb. (450g) tomatoes, washed and roughly sliced

1 small onion, skinned and sliced

1 small green pepper, sliced and with seeds and membrane removed

1 clove of garlic, skinned ad crushed

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. wine vinegar

2 tbsps. lemon juice

salt and pepper

quarter of a cucumber, peeled and diced

toasted wholemeal croutons

Cooking Instructions:

Place the tomatoes, pepper, garlic, onion, vinegar and olive oil in an electric blender and combine well together
Turn the mixture into a basin and add the lemon juice and season to taste
Chill in a refrigerator before serving with toasted wholemeal croutons