Ajo Blanco - (Cool Garlic And Almond Soup)
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 appetizer
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     3/4  cup           blanched almonds
   6                    garlic cloves -- 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
                        salt -- to taste
                        freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
  12                    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.