I
never expected a recipe from the cook book to give me such a laugh as much as
the Beetroot gazpacho did; If only I
had captured Dear Husband’s reaction as a video then you too could have shared
in the entertainment! Unfortunately, you’ll just have to bear with my attempts
to describe it. I think I can only liken his reaction to that if I had gone out
to the nearest shuck and lifted a bowl of its contents (rubbish and all) and
served it to him. For those of you unfamiliar with what a shuck is, it’s a
small stream which runs alongside a road. Aw, but his face was priceless! I’d never
heard of gazpacho until this Challenge which, according to the cook book, is a
cold soup which is commonly consumed in Spain, North Africa and the
Mediterranean. Well, now that you know Dear Husband’s reaction, I better tell
you what was in this concoction…
In
a processor, I added the following vegetables – cherry tomatoes, garlic, a red
pepper, scallions and raw beetroot before whizzing them for 3 minutes. I then
squished the mixture through a sieve into a bowl until there was nothing but pulp left.
I then stirred in olive oil, sherry vinegar and salt and pepper. No need to
cook, I simply served it up with fresh bread.
The
verdict…
I’m
not joking when I tell you that Dear Husband’s verdict was (and I quote!)…"Minus a thousand! Eugh!!!". That gave me
such a laugh. There I was sat at the kitchen table with my back to Dear Husband as he stood at the kitchen counter full of enthusiasm for yet another new recipe. I couldn’t help but laugh into myself in
anticipation of his reaction. Not that my reaction was much better. Like a lot
of people, I go through phases of juicing vegetables and this concoction
reminded me very much of one of them. However, I most definitely would probably
make ten other ‘soups’ before making this one. I might not need to state this
but I will anyway – I will most certainly not
be making this recipe again. I did score it two marks though – one for the fact
that there was no cooking involved and another mark for using lots of fresh
vegetables. However, it’s a recipe that just isn’t for us but, if you want to
make a recipe that will give you a laugh at the reactions of your nearest and
dearest, then this is most certainly a recipe that has to be made for
entertainment purposes alone…
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