Gazpacho Sorbet

Photo: flickr user Ewan-M

Ingredients

6 fresh, ripe tomatoes (diced)

2 bell peppers (seeded)

1 cucumber (peeled and seeded)

2 cloves of garlic

1 onion (chopped)

jerez vinegar (to taste)

fresh mint (to taste)

1 salt (to taste)

1 pepper (to taste)

1 quart tomato juice

3 slices toast

Preparation

Place tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumber, garlic, and onion into a blender. Season with salt, pepper, jerez vinegar, fresh mint. Add tomato juice and toast. Blend until smooth.

Sieve in a medium thin sieve.

Taste to adjust seasoning if necessary.

Add all other ingredients and simmer at low heat for 8-10 minutes.

Chill well and pour into a sherbet machine until the desired consistency is reached. If you do not have a sherbet machine, pour the gazpacho in sheet pans and let it freeze in the freezer. Then scrape the frozen gazpacho with a fork.