Ajo Blanco (Spanish Chilled "White Gazpacho" Bread and Almond Soup) Recipe

Name: Ajo Blanco (Spanish Chilled "White Gazpacho" Bread and Almond Soup) Recipe
Cuisine: European, Spanish, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup blanched or Marcona almonds (6 ounces; 170g), see note; 3 cups (720ml) cold water; 1 to 2 medium cloves garlic (depending on how strong you want the garlic flavor to be); 1/2 pound (225g) fresh, crustless rustic bread (see note), cut into 1-inch cubes (about 3 cups); Kosher salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons (7ml) sherry vinegar, plus more if desired; 1 1/2 tablespoons (22ml) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish and for serving; Green seedless grapes, crushed toasted almonds, and thinly sliced fresh mint leaves, for garnish; Blender, fine-mesh strainer (optional)

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:13:24 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories1952.2 kcal (98%)

Total Fat125.5 g (179%)

Carbs165 g (63%)

Sugars17.9 g (20%)

Protein62.9 g (126%)

Sodium1935.8 mg (97%)

Fiber24.5 g (88%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

1 cupblanched almonds

or marcona

720mlwater

cold

1 clovesgarlic

medium, depending on how strong you want the garlic flavor to be

0.5 poundrustic bread

fresh, crustless, cut into 1-inch cubes, about 3 cups

kosher salt

7mlsherry vinegar

plus more if desired

22mlextra-virgin olive oil

plus more for garnish and for serving

Green seedless grapes

fine-mesh strainer, optional

Instructions

Step 1

Serves 6 servings

Step 2

In a blender, combine almonds with water and garlic and blend at high speed until milky; you may need to stop and scrape down sides of blender jar once or twice. Add bread and blend until very smooth. Season with salt, then blend in vinegar and olive oil. If using a less powerful blender, you may want to pass the soup through a fine-mesh strainer at this point; with a high-powered blender, that won't be necessary.

Step 3

Transfer soup to a sealed container and refrigerate until very well chilled, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.

Step 4

To Serve Cut up grapes into smaller pieces and toss with almonds, mint, and just enough olive oil to coat. Season garnish with salt. Shake or stir soup well. Check consistency and thin with cold water, if desired. Adjust seasoning, adding more salt and/or vinegar, if desired. Pour into chilled serving bowls. Spoon grape garnish on top, lightly drizzling more olive oil onto each serving in a decorative manner. Serve.

Step 5

Notes

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