"Everyone must take time
to sit and watch the leaves turn."
HARVEST GAZPACHO
(with or without crab)
~ Serve chilled for lunch or supper on the remains of warm autumn days
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cut clove of garlic
6 plump peeled and seeded ripe tomatoes
2 peeled and seeded cucumbers
1 chopped red onion
1 chopped sweet onion
1 coarsely chopped red pepper
1 coarsely chopped yellow or orange pepper
2 cups good tomato juice
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
juice of 1 fresh lemon
coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
dashes of Tabasco to taste
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
sliced black olives to taste
(with or without crab)
~ Serve chilled for lunch or supper on the remains of warm autumn days
*
cut clove of garlic
6 plump peeled and seeded ripe tomatoes
2 peeled and seeded cucumbers
1 chopped red onion
1 chopped sweet onion
1 coarsely chopped red pepper
1 coarsely chopped yellow or orange pepper
2 cups good tomato juice
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
juice of 1 fresh lemon
coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
dashes of Tabasco to taste
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
sliced black olives to taste
1/2 lb. good lump crab
chopped fresh parsley for garnish
- Into a large glass bowl rubbed with cut garlic, place chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and peppers. Combine tomato juice, olive oil, lemon juice and Tabasco. Pour over chopped garden vegetables. Add dill, olives, and crab. Season to taste with salt & pepper. Chill thoroughly.
- Ladle into chilled bowls. (Add crab). Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve with warm crusty bread. (6-8 servings)
Note: Take proper time to hand-chop vegetables. The results will not be the same using a blender or food processor. Since tomatoes are at their peak, as long as you're chopping, double the recipe.
Comments
Thanks dear Beckie. Actually, Elizabeth Lawrence was a Southern garden designer and writer. If you hit on her name beneath the quote, it will take you to her website filled with history and her garden.
I agree, Cindy. Time flies and we must all stop and enjoy the gift of the present ;)
Hi Marmee ... I know this is such a busy time for all (sometimes I feel like a scrambling squirrel with never enough time to accomplish all there is to do before winter). This is a reminder to myself ... I think you'll enjoy the gazpacho. It's worth the time it takes to chop!
Great minds think alike, Rose ;) I'm at the lake where color is almost at its peak. It should be a beautiful ride home tomorrow (where color is just beginning).
Frances
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Happy October Dear Garden Friend.
Hi dear Bren and thanks. Indeed I will look forward to seeing your fall color. I've been flying around lately like the leaves but back home again today.
The Gazpacho must be deliciouis!
Katarina