Heart healthy, delicious, nutritious high Vitamin C and anitioxidants
Use a blender or a food processor
A great hot weather favorite. Add any herbs you like such as dill, marjoram, cilantro or thyme!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 – 2pounds ripe tomatoes slices and 2 thick slices day-old bread (can be gluten free)
1 shallot
1 medium cucumber
1-2 cloves garlic
2 tbs. sherry or apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and ground pepper
Optional Ingredients:
1 red or green pepper
1 fennel bulb
3-4 tomatillos
Orange juice instead of vinegar
Juice of 2-3 limes
Instructions:
- Quarter tomatoes and remove stems.
- Tear bread into chunks.
- Peel and roughly chop cucumber, shallot and garlic.
- Put bread pieces int processor or blender.
- Squeeze tomato quarters over the bread then add them. Let this sit for 20 minutes so bread can absorb juices. (You can skip this step if not using bread, and remember you can use a gluten free version).
- Pulse the tomatoes and bread until a rough porridge. Add cucumber, shallot, garlic, vinegar and 1/2 teas salt.
- Process briefly. Leave a bit chunky if you like it that way.
- Blend in the Olive Oil with the blender/processor running.
- Season with additional salt, pepper, hot sauce etc. Garnish with cilantro, cucumber, tomato or anything you like!
