Still don't like gazpacho

[Julie Bove]

Which I guess is a good thing because it was a PITA to make. I pretty much
used Alton Brown's recipe but I used cilantro instead of basil. As some of
the reviewers said, the basil didn't seem to make sense.

I made it late last night and tasted it. I was hopeful because at that
point, it tasted okay. I figured once the flavors had blended, it would get
better.

The problem? The flavors never blended. It was still just okay. The only
good thing is that after sitting in the fridge, the cucumber flavor was less
pronounced. I am just not big on cucumbers. Other than that, I like
everything that goes into it. I guess I just don't like them blended and
served cold as a soup.

I guess I will be better off just eating raw, cut up veggies. Works for me!

[Travis McGee]

On 7/4/2015 12:26 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> Which I guess is a good thing because it was a PITA to make. I pretty
> much used Alton Brown's recipe but I used cilantro instead of basil. As
> some of the reviewers said, the basil didn't seem to make sense.
>
> I made it late last night and tasted it. I was hopeful because at that

> point, it tasted okay. I figured once the flavors haorryd blended, it would

> get better.
>
> The problem? The flavors never blended. It was still just okay. The
> only good thing is that after sitting in the fridge, the cucumber flavor
> was less pronounced. I am just not big on cucumbers. Other than that,
> I like everything that goes into it. I guess I just don't like them
> blended and served cold as a soup.
>
> I guess I will be better off just eating raw, cut up veggies. Works for
> me!

Sorry you didn't like gazpacho. I like it a lot, although I don't make
it much anymore.

When I was living in Pasadena, CA, I used to eat at very good restaurant
called "The Peppermill". It was moderately upscale. They had a great
salad bar which included really good deviled eggs, and they often
featured gazpacho. It was unusual in that it was apparently made with
club soda, which gave the soup a certain pizazz that I really liked.

The Peppermill was torn down in the 80s or 90s or so, to make room for
condos. I miss it a lot.

[Julie Bove]

"Travis McGee" <nob...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I did eat there many years ago. It was very good. People still talk of it.
I don't think I have ever seen gazpacho on a menu anywhere. We used to have
a restaurant in the U District that my brother claimed to be Spanish because
they had burros on the menu instead of burritos. And they had chimichangas
which at the time, no other restaurant had. I think my brother was wrong on
this though as the menu seemed to me to be Americanized Mexican food. That
place is long gone and aside from a couple of places in Washington DC, I
don't think I have been to any Spanish places. We do have a Tapas place
here but they are owned by some people who also own a Greek place so it's a
bit of a strange menu. And expensive.

[Cindy Hamilton]

On Saturday, July 4, 2015 at 12:26:48 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
> Which I guess is a good thing because it was a PITA to make. I pretty much
> used Alton Brown's recipe but I used cilantro instead of basil. As some of
> the reviewers said, the basil didn't seem to make sense.

Sorry, I've never liked Alton Brown's recipe. It's thin salsa, not
gazpacho. Cumin? Basil? Bleah. I've found lots of recipes on
the web that include either or both of those, but it's just not
for me.

I'd go with this one:
<http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/rustic-gazpacho>
and I might, when my tomatoes are producing.

Cindy Hamilton

[Brooklyn1]

In summer when my garden is busting at the seams I prepare a big bowl
of gazpacho nearly every morning for brunch. There's no recipe, I
dice up whatever is growing until my 2 qt bowl is full.

[Jeßus]

On Fri, 3 Jul 2015 21:26:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:

>Which I guess is a good thing because it was a PITA to make.

That's so out of character for you (Is this the real Julie posting?).

[Julie Bove]

"Cindy Hamilton" <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I used cilantro instead of basil. Both Angela and I liked the taste of it.
It was the texture that got us. Just not good. I will look at that recipe
but I doubt I will ever try making gazpacho again.

[Brooklyn1]

To me eating cilantro is like eating ivory soap and I don't like basil
for gazpacho, it's too over powering. I use curly parsley in
gazpacho.

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