WHITE GAZPACHO SOUP
Ingredients
- 250g/9oz whole blanched almonds
- 500ml/18fl oz iced water
- 80g/3oz white bread
- cubed
- crusts removed
- 2 garlic cloves
- roughly chopped
- 50ml/2fl oz olive oil
- 50ml/2fl oz sherry vinegar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150g/5oz golden raisins
Directions
- Place the almonds into a food processor and blend until ground as fine as possible.
- Add 50ml/2fl oz of the water and blend to a paste.
- Add the bread and garlic and blend again.
- With the blender motor running
- gradually add the remaining the water.
- With the motor still running
- gradually add the olive oil.
- Add the sherry vinegar and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- divide the soup among four bowls and sprinkle a few raisins over each.

