White Gazpacho

White Gazpacho is a very interesting dish with a flavor based on almonds, grape, and cucumber. I have put my own twist on it with an optional ingredient to give it a tomato flavor. I use a pint of yellow grape or cherry tomatoes. I like the unique taste it adds, however if you are a traditionalist stay with the original recipe.

Ingredients

1  1 1/2 lb loaf of rustic bread(crust trimmed and cut into large cubes)

1 1/2 cups of chicken stock

1 cup of slivered blanched almonds

4 cloves of garlic

2 large cucumbers peeled,seeded, and diced

2 cups of seedless grapes cut in half

1/4 cup of sherry vinegar

2/3 cup of olive oil

1tsp of tabasco

2 tbl of salt

1 pint of yellow grape or cherry tomatoes cut in half( totally optional)

Soak bread in chicken stock. In a food processor blend almonds, salt, and garlic to a fine paste. Add bread with stock, grapes, cucumbers and tomatoes if using to processor and puree with the almond mix. Add the sherry vinegar, olive oil and tabasco into the food processor in stream while it is running and then check the taste. Adjust salt and pepper and sherry flavor to taste and serve chilled with chopped chives over the top, croutons, and a drizze of  olive oil.

You can also serve it for a cocktail party in shot glasses or in maritni glasses. You can even use them that way for a brunch buffet.

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