BETTER BRAIN RECIPES

Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho 

This delicious cold soup is filled with veggies and a good fat (olive oil) that is both refreshing and healthy.  Pair with a healthy protein like a baked chicken breast or flaked tuna fish on whole wheat crackers.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 Tblsp sherry vinegar (or more to taste)
  • ½ tsp red Tabasco sauce
  • ½ a medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into large chunks
  • ½ a small red onion, peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 2 Tblsp fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 2 Tblsp fresh basil leaves
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp salt (or more to taste)
  • 3 medium-large heirloom tomatoes, cut into large chunks


Directions

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  1. Put the oil, vinegar, and Tabasco in a blender. Mix for a few seconds. Add everything except tomatoes and blend until smooth.
  2. Add tomato chunks, a few at a time. Blend until the mixture is smooth. If you want it even smoother, you can pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
  3. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Whisk gazpacho and taste. Add more salt and/or sherry vinegar as desired. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil before serving.

  1. Put the oil, vinegar, and Tabasco in a blender. Mix for a few seconds. Add everything except tomatoes and blend until smooth.
  2. Add tomato chunks, a few at a time. Blend until the mixture is smooth. If you want it even smoother, you can pass the mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
  3. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Whisk gazpacho and taste. Add more salt and/or sherry vinegar as desired. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil before serving.

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