Green gazpacho with edible flowers

Votes: 1

Time: 1 hour 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4 - 6

This refreshing, light soup will not only be a pleasant refreshment in the heat, but also add a touch of summer with its elegant floral appearance. It's made with only green ingredients: cucumbers, bell peppers, green onions, and seedless white (or green) grapes, which impart a wonderful aroma. A little white bread and almonds thicken the soup and make it filling. Gazpacho requires no cooking; all ingredients are blended together and the chilled mixture is poured into bowls. Garnish each serving with several types of edible flowers. They will look vibrant against the green soup, like a summer lawn.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 cucumber, sliced
1.5 cups seedless white grapes
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1 clove of garlic
2 cups cubes of country bread, crusts removed
1/4 cup blanched almonds
1/4 cup olive oil + extra for drizzling
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Edible flowers, for serving

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

In a blender, blend the cucumber, grapes, bell pepper, green onion, garlic, bread, almonds, 1/4 cup water, olive oil, vinegar, and 1 teaspoon salt on high speed until smooth, at least 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
If necessary, thin the gazpacho with 1-2 tablespoons of cold water and add salt. Ladle the gazpacho into small bowls and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with edible flowers.

Note

Edible flowers are often sold in assorted varieties. Try each flower individually to see which you like best. Some are more pungent than others. Buy only those flowers that are labeled as edible..

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