Ingredients

• 1 slice white country bread
• crusts removed and broken into large crumbs
• 2 tsp sherry vinegar
• ½ garlic clove
• peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• ½ red chili
• seeded and finely diced
• 30ml/1fl oz extra virgin olive oil
• 225g/8oz plum tomatoes
• peeled and seeded
• 2 tsp tomato ketchup
• 200ml/7fl oz tomato juice
• 2 spring onions
• finely sliced
• ½ red pepper
• roasted or grilled
• peeled
• seeded and diced
• ¼ large cucumber
• peeled
• seeded and roughly diced
• 2 tsp pesto
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• frozen olive oil cubes (place olive oil in ice cube moulds and freeze)

Directions

• Place the bread in a food processor or blender. With the machine running add the vinegar
• garlic
• sugar and chili
• and blend until smooth.
• Add the extra virgin olive oil until the bread will absorb no more then
• a little at a time
• add the tomatoes
• tomato ketchup
• tomato juice
• spring onions
• red pepper
• cucumber and pesto. Continue to blend to form a smooth emulsion. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Serve with frozen olive oil cubes