Ajo Blanco - (Cool Garlic And Almond Soup)

Course :	Italian
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	4 appetizer

Ingredients:

3/4	cup	blanched almonds
6	cloves	garlic -- peeled, whole
3	tablespoons	sherry vinegar
1/2	cup	white seedless grapes
2	pieces	white bread -- crust removed
1/4	cup	extra-virgin olive oil
3	cups	water -- very cold
1	teaspoon	salt -- to taste
1	teaspoon	freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
12	medium	muscat grapes -- for garnish

Preparation:

Place almonds and garlic in food processor and blend until very fine. Add sherry vinegar and grapes and bread and blend until smooth. With machine running, drizzle in the olive oil first and then the water. Strain in a soup tureen and season pretty aggressively. Drizzle sherry vinegar on to bowls of soup and garnish with grapes.