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July 5, 2009
Tomatillo Chardonnay Gazpacho
It's the perfect weather for a big batch of cold veggie soup, and gazpacho is one of my favorite things. I've often kept a running vat of it all summer long, just mixing up more every few days. Like a lot of soups (and Christina Aguliera) it keeps gettin better the longer it marinates in the fridge (to a point, of course.)
I've done a million different variations on the basic gazpacho recipe, but this one was particularly fun and weird.
1 cup vegetable juice, 2 small green peppers, 1 large cucumber, 50 g red onion, lemon juice, tarragon vinegar, cumin, chili, black pepper, minced garlic, 1 oz chardonnay, 4 or 5 tomitillos, tsp olive oil, dash Texas Pete!
You blend the veggies in a food processor to desired consistency (some people prefer more pureed, some less) and then add the other ingredients, spices to taste. The chardonnay gives it a funny little kick, and the tomatillos, when fresh, taste vaguely like apples. They are very mild, whereas when canned, they tend to be very salty.
I am so happy to finally be able to cook again. It's beautiful weather here (according to me... MR thinks it's way too bloody hot and humid, and I am frequently treated to descriptions of why, in addition to everything else being better in Calgary, the weather is definitely preferable.) and I've had time to hang out with friends, do a lot of yoga, even get back to Pilates!
Try the gazpacho!
Posted by april at July 5, 2009 6:40 AM
Comments
Remind the guy about the days and sometimes weeks of -30F temperatures, blizzards, frozen gridlock and other such joys that he's obviously allowed to fade into his memory. And remind him about the occasional "Spring" day like we had just a few weeks ago (in JUNE) when we had rain, hail, sleet, snow and sunshine -- all in one day. In JUNE. Oh, yeah. It's great. MoMR
Posted by: Judith at July 5, 2009 7:54 PM
As an Edmontonian (Calgary's rival city) my comments may not have much weight. But, as pretty a city as it is, it is hard to imagine someone prefering Calgary weather. Perhaps a preference for Calgary weather is a newly discovered adverse side effect of prolonged CR?
Posted by: Drew Patterson at July 7, 2009 10:56 PM
Drew, to be fair, MR really suffers in the heat & humidity and due to environmental concerns, only uses A/C when it gets almost unbearable.
Posted by: Judith at July 9, 2009 7:03 AM
April, I'm kind of new to this blogging thing, but isn't there a "follow" tag or something like that so that whenever you post, it would get forwarded to our blog?
Posted by: Mike Crosby at July 9, 2009 10:19 AM
A long-term study on calorie restriction in monkeys got a positive write-up in the NYTimes. I immediately thought of you and MR.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/science/10aging.html
Posted by: katerina at July 9, 2009 10:33 PM
This sounds yummy! I'm particularly intrigued by the addition of tomatillos; I've only had them a couple of times and am usually not to sure what to do with them (aside from making a quick salsa).
Gotta love Texas Pete-- I love hot sauce on just about everything. My new favorite is Huy Fong's Garlic Chili Sauce. It is flaming hot, but has a delightful hint of garlic and sweetness to balance the flavor. Fabulous on veggies, egg whites, just about anything! My husband and I go through the 18 oz. jar WAY too quickly.
Check it out: http://www.huyfong.com/no_frames/garlic.htm
Amanda
Amanda
Posted by: Amanda at July 22, 2009 8:39 PM