got together with all the pizza guys tonight to prep for tomorrow, and have continued this white gazpacho journey... results are interesting! i don't think that i have EVER tasted anything quite like this soup.
in addition to the previously mentioned grape cluster: 1 large loaf of white bread, staled for the past few days. cut off the crust and cubed the bread. soaked it in cold water for about 15 minutes. 1 bulb of garlic, 4 c. slivered almonds, toasted, about 1/2 c. sherry vinegar, some more water, maybe a cup, about 1/4 c. olive oil, salt.
originally, i left the grape mix out of the chopper. doing the almonds and garlic together, then the bread and liquid. i mixed all this together with the halved grapes and their liquid. it was nice to take a bite and have the sweet crunch of the grape. but we all decided that it would be better to have the whole mix blended up together. to get the texture right, and to get those grapes mashed so that the sweet taste is through out.
i really don't know what to think.. when i take a bite, i kind of want to keep eating it: the fresh garlic, the nutty warmth of the almonds, the sweet grapes and the hint of flavors coming from that whole experiment, the mash of the bread, the cold temperature and the whiteness of it. it is just like nothing else. i am very nervous to see how the crowd responds tomorrow, definitely not for the faint of mouth.
Looks TASTY!
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