
Photo by Barbara Damrosch
Add the cucumber-pepper mixture last in this Chunky Gazpacho Recipe, so diners can stir it in bit by bit.
4 to 6 servings
SERVINGS
Ingredients
- 2 pounds red, ripe, juicy tomatoes
- 2 tbsp agave syrup or raw sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of 3 limes
- 1 tsp salt
- Freshly grated black pepper
- 1 tbsp minced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 medium-sized cucumbers, about 1 pound
- 1/2 each red, orange and yellow bell peppers
- 1 jalapeño pepper, or to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
- Wash the tomatoes and slice off the stem ends. Set in a bowl and pour boiling water over them to loosen their skins. Slip off the skins and discard. Place the tomatoes in a blender or food processor along with the agave syrup, lemon juice, lime juice, salt, black pepper, onion and garlic. Pulse briefly until just smooth. Pour into a pitcher, gently stir in the olive oil, and refrigerate.
- Peel the cucumbers, cut lengthwise in quarters, and scrape out any seeds. Cut into small dice and set aside in a bowl. Remove the stems, seeds and ribs from all the bell peppers, and then cut them into small dice as well. Finely chop the jalapeño. Add the peppers to the cucumbers, toss to combine, and refrigerate.
- When ready to serve, give the tomato mixture a thorough stir and pour into individual bowls. Top each serving with the mixture of cucumbers and peppers, and then sprinkle on the cilantro.
- Save any leftover cucumber/pepper mix, chilled, to top green salads.
More About Cucumbers and Peppers:
• Chiles Rellenos Recipe • Growing and Cooking with Cucumbers and Peppers • Warm Cucumbers with Cumin Recipe
Barbara Damrosch and her husband, Eliot Coleman, own Four Season Farm in Harborside, Maine. Preserved hot chile peppers keep their meals lively during Maine’s long winters. She is the author of The Garden Primer and, with Coleman, of The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook.