And remember: it's a dish best served cold!

[Fansome]

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Culinary SOS: Urth Caffé's gazpacho
By Noelle Carter, Los Angeles Times

July 14, 2011

*Dear SOS:* I adore the gazpacho at the Urth Caffé
<http://www.urthcaffe.com/>. My recipe is so bland compared to theirs. I
would love to know what they use to get such a wonderful flavor.

*Lee Axelrod*
*Santa Monica*

*Dear Lee:* With a medley of fresh and bright flavors, gazpacho is the
perfect dish for a hot summer day. Urth Caffé was happy to share its
secret with us, and we've adapted its recipe to share with you.

*Urth Caffé's gazpacho*

*Total time:* 30 minutes, plus chilling time for the gazpacho

*Servings:* 6

*Note:* Adapted from Urth Caffé.

1 1/2 pounds tomatoes (about 4), peeled, seeded and chopped (about 2 cups)

1 1/2 cups chopped seedless Persian cucumber (from about 4 whole)

1 cup diced onion (from about ½ whole)

1/2 cup diced green bell pepper (from about ¼ whole)

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup tomato juice, more to taste

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

Sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Pinch cayenne pepper

Tabasco sauce, or other hot sauce

1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice (from about ½ lemon)

1/4 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon diced fresh chives

*1. In a blender,* combine the tomatoes, cucumber, onion, bell pepper,
garlic, tomato juice and vinegar. Puree the mixture, then pour into a
medium bowl.

*2. Season* with 1½ teaspoons of salt, or to taste (amount of salt can
vary depending on the brand of tomato juice, if purchased), one-half
teaspoon each of black pepper and cayenne pepper, and one-fourth
teaspoon each of the Tabasco, lemon juice and olive oil. Taste and
adjust seasonings and flavoring as desired.

*3. Cover and refrigerate* the gazpacho until well-chilled. Stir in the
chives, and thin if desired with additional tomato juice or water. Taste
and adjust the seasonings once more. This makes a generous quart of
gazpacho.

*Each serving:* 125 calories; 2 grams protein; 10 grams carbohydrates; 2
grams fiber; 9 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 6 grams
sugar; 701 mg sodium.

[John Poet]

Indeed, Fansome, indeed...

Cold as death.