Gazpacho

Gazpacho is essentially a vegetable smoothie. It is a simple, yet stunning dinner party starter or a refreshing summer lunch. It is packed with vitamins and minerals and gets you well on the way to your five a day.

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 0 minutes
Serves: 2

Ingredients:

1/2 red onion
1cm sliver of ginger, peeled
2 garlic cloves
3 large tomatoes
Large slice of bread
1 red pepper, deseeded
1 small courgette
50ml good quality olive oil
1/2 - 1 red chilli
3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
Zest and juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon of honey
600ml passata
250ml good quality vegetable stock

Method

Chop the vegetables into chunks
Blend all the ingredients until smooth adding more stock or water to get the desired consistency
You can serve it immediately or keep in the fridge in an airtight container until needed (up to 24 hours)