Grilled Tomato and Pepper Gazpacho

[Tombstone]

Are you a fan of Gazpacho? You'll love this recipe then!

2 medium red onions

3 medium red bell peppers

2 pounds plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, and seeded

Extra virgin olive oil

Kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

2 cups reduced-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar

1/4 teaspoon Tabasco® sauce, or more to taste

1/2 English cucumber, peeled, cut in half lengthwise, and seeded



Cut 1-3/4 onions crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. (Be sure to reserve the remaining 1/4 onion).

Remove the stems and seeds from the peppers and cut each pepper into quarters (reserve 2 quarters for the garnish).

Brush or spray the onions, peppers, and tomatoes with oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Grill the peppers and onions over Direct Medium heat until the pepper skins are blistered and the onions are tender, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once or twice.

Grill the tomatoes skin side down over Direct Medium heat until softened and the skins are blistered, about 4 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the grill. When cool enough to handle, pull off the charred pepper and tomato skins and discard.

In a blender, working in batches if necessary, purée the vegetables and any accumulated juices with the broth. Chill overnight.

The next day stir the vinegar and Tabasco sauce into the grilled vegetable purée. Season with additional Tabasco sauce and salt to taste.

Finely dice the remaining 1/4 onion, the reserved red pepper, and the cucumber. Serve the gazpacho cold or room temperature, topped with 1 or 2 tablespoons of diced vegetables.

Makes 6 servings

[minks]

Oh my that sounds heavenly can you whip some up over in the pub????

Do tell what is Kosher salt? How is it different from salt, sea salt, pickling salt, smelling salt, etc??? Or has it got something to do with being blessed???

[Lon]

Yum yum-----sounds delicious. I'd make that 1/2 teaspoon of Tabasco though instead of 1/4.