Ingredients:
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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8 slices baguette or French bread - -- (1" thick)
2 large red bell peppers -- seeded, and
roughly chopped
1 large green bell pepper -- seeded, and
roughly chopped
3 large vine ripe tomatoes - -- (abt 1 1/2 lbs)
3 garlic cloves -- peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
4 tablespoons sherry vinegar
4 cups cold water
1/2 cup crushed ice
salt -- to taste
freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste
2 medium sevillano oranges -- peeled, segmented
2 hard-boiled eggs -- finely chopped |
Preparation:
Remove crusts from bread and tear 5 of the slices into 1/2-inch pieces. Place with red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and vinegar into a food processor and blend until smooth. Add water and ice and blend until ice breaks down completely. Season with salt and pepper, stir oranges and hard-boiled eggs through gently. Cut remaining bread into 1/2-inch cubes and toast until golden brown. Serve soup cold with croutons on side.
Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B01) |