Gazpacho from Liz Mandville

Lizzie's Great Gaspacho (sic)
http://lizmandeville.blogspot.com/2010/07/cant-stand-heat-try-my-gaspacho.html

In the blender puree:
1 large Videlia Onion,
6 ripe plum tomatoes,
6 peeled, washed, tomatillos.
Add 2T garlic powder,
1T coarse sea salt.
Transfer to large bowl or pitcher. Then mix in:
1 whole cucumber (about 12 inches long), diced small
1 each large red and green pepper de-seeded and diced
1 bunch cilantro, minced
Stir, cover and chill.

By leaving some ingredients chunky it gives the whole thing texture. If you like it spicy you could puree a can of chiplote peppers in with your onion, tomato and tomatillo mixture. Some people like to add a dash of hot sauce to their individual serving. I like a dash of Balsamic vinegar.

The great Spanish film-maker, Pedro Almodovar, made a wonderful movie called “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” (featuring a young Antonio Banderas). The heroine of the movie discovers her lover has been unfaithful and decides to commit suicide by drinking a bowl of Gaspacho to which she has added a lethal dose of Barbituates.

The fun starts when, as she is distracted from her mission, her friends unexpectedly start showing up at her apartment and unwittingly helping themselves to mugs of her witches brew. The action intensifies as people start passing out all over the furniture. You’ll notice my recipe is sans sleeping pills…Bon Appetite!

Note from the Bluesbaby: I'll take mine without the cilantro. Thanks!