Market Recipe: Go-to Gazpacho

Market Recipe: Go-To Gazpacho

by Mueller Market Chef Julia Whitehorn

Featured Ingredients:

• Heirloom Tomatoes (Growtopia, B5 Farm)
• Japanese cucumber (B5 Farm)
• White or yellow onion (B5 Farm)
• Lunchbox peppers (VRDNT Farm)
• Jalapeño (VRDNT Farm)
• Basil (VRDNT Farm)
• Willie’s Wildfire hot sauce (Vermillion Farms)

Other Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

To serve:

• Sundried tomato sourdough crackers (the Sourdough Project), chips, or crusty bread of choice!

Directions:

1. Quarter 2-3 large tomatoes and add to blender/ food processor (leaving a few medium tomatoes aside)
2. Drizzle in 1-2 tbs of hot sauce along with a crack of salt and pepper
3. Blend together until puree forms
4. Finely dice the rest of your veggies (bell pepper, jalapeño, onion, tomatoes)
5. Add diced veggies to the tomato purée mixture together and blitz once just so all ingredients are fully combined.
6. Chiffonade basil by rolling the leaves into itself and and slicing into thin strips
7. Gently stir in the basil, adding a light drizzle of olive oil to the mix

Serve:

• Let chill in the fridge at least an hour to let flavors fully marinate
• Garnish with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar (optional), fresh basil, and cracked pepper / kosher salt
• Scoop into bowls and dip with your favorite bread/crackers! ORRR – if you can’t wait… thicken it up with extra tomatoes and serve as a salsa with chips!