Served as starter. Vegetarian dish.

Spanish

3 lb Ripe Tomatoes, roughly chopped

1 Red or Yellow Bell Pepper, seeded, stemmed and roughly chopped

2 Pickling (Kirby) Cucumbers, peeled and roughly chopped

4 Slices good stale white Bread, crusts removed

6 c Cold Water

1 large Or 2 small Cloves Garlic, peeled

1/4 cup Sherry or good Wine Vinegar or to taste

1/2 cup Olive Oil

Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste

Garlic Croutons, if desired for garnish

Mince a bit of the tomato, pepper, and cucumber for garnish, and set aside. Soak bread in a cup of the water for 5 minutes, then squeeze out excess water. Place bread in a blender or food processor with the remaining tomato, pepper, cucumber and water, garlic and vinegar; process until smooth, then add olive oil slowly with machine running. Season to taste with salt and pepper and refrigerate until ready to serve. Before serving, check seasoning again, and garnish with reserved tomato, pepper, cucumber, and garlic croutons.

Serves: 6

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