Recipe - Gazpacho Without The Tomatoes (Mf)

3 sl French bread, crusts removed
(1 inch thick)
Cold water
2 ounce Blanched whole almonds,
roughly chopped
1 Green bell pepper, seeded
and roughly chopped
3 Kirby cucumbers, peeled,
seeded and chopped
3 tablespoon Champagne or rice vinegar
1 pn Sugar
1 Scallions, roughly chopped
(up to 2)
One fourth cup Extra virgin olive oil
4 cup Iced cold water,
approximately
Salt and freshly ground
white pepper
garnish
Seeded finely minced cucumber
Chives
Finely minced seeded red bell
pepper

Soak the slices of bread in cold water. When tender, squeeze the bread to
express the water. In a food processor puree until smooth the almonds,
pepper, cucumbers, vinegar, sugar, scallions and olive oil. Slowly add the
ice water until you reach the consistency you like; season to taste with
salt and pepper. Chill, covered, until serving time; garnish with cucumber,
chives and bell pepper.

Yield: about 4 servings Copyright, 1997, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights
Reserved

Busted by Gail Shermeyer 4paws@netrax.net on May 24, 1997

Recipe by: TVFN: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF6698 Posted to MCRecipe
Digest V1 #626 by 4paws@netrax.net (ShermeyerGail) on May 29, 1997