Recipes For 2004

Gazpacho

1 egg
2 cups chopped fresh plum tomatoes
1/2 chopped green pepper
2 cup chopped, seeded cucumber
1/2 cup finely chopped red onion
2/3 cup olive oil
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 cups of beef (or vegetable) broth
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup finely minced parsley
1 tsp. Dried oregano or 1/2 tbsp. Fresh
2 tbsps. Worcestershire sauce
Coarsely ground pepper
2 cloves of finely chopped garlic
salt
1 - 46 oz. Can tomato juice
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs

Hard boil the egg, cool and peel. Set aside
Combine the next 12 ingredients and stir.
Sprinkle garlic with a pinch of salt and set in a small bowl. Place hard cooked egg in bowl with the garlic mixture and mash together.
Pour tomato juice into bowl with vegetables and add garlic/egg mixture. Add bread crumbs and stir so that they dissolve into liquid. Taste for seasoning. Add salt, pepper, tabasco to taste.
Chill at least 4 hours.