Gazpacho

[Mufasa]

My birthday is in January, and Boomer got me to thinking about spicy stuff with his Pico request.
My mom-in-law rocks this Gazpacho, and she knows without asking that this is the one thing that I will request on my birthday.
The recipe below makes four / one-cup servings:

15 oz can Hunts Tomato Sauce for meatloaf.
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 each - green pepper and cucumber, finely chopped
2 Tbsp each - pure vegetable oil / wine vinegar
2 Tbsp diced pimentos
1 to 2 cloves of garlic - crushed
1 -2 tsp crushed red peppers
1 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp each - cloves / basil
1/2 cucumber - sliced

In a large pitcher, combine all ingredients except cucumber slices.
Chill 3-4 hours if you're in a rush... overnight is better.
Serve in a chilled bowl. Garnish with cuke slices.

[Boomer]

Just curious - can you use olive oil in place of the vegetable oil? That would be killer for both my wife and I - she loves cukes and we both love tomatoes.

[Mufasa]

(11-14-2010 06:24 PM)boomer Wrote:  Just curious - can you use olive oil in place of the vegetable oil? That would be killer for both my wife and I - she loves cukes and we both love tomatoes.

You betcha! (did I sound like Sarah Palin?) I started to mention that. It's always a given with me that it will probably be olive oil anywhere I can use it.

[Boomer]

Lets just hope you don't LOOK like Sarah. That would be wierd even for my standards! (you know us sailors!)

We made the switch to olive oil about 8 years ago, and its just so much better.