Chilled Gazpacho Soup

Ingredients

• 6 slices white bread
• 6 medium tomatoes, quartered                      
• 1 medium cucumber, roughly chopped                                  
• 3-4 garlic cloves, chopped                                         
• ½ cup olive oil
• Salt to taste
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste                                                               
• 1 medium green capsicum, seeded and roughly chopped                 
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar                                                                
• For the garnish    
• 1 slice white bread, cut into ½-inch cubes
• 1 small green capsicum, chopped                               
• 1 small onion, chopped                                              

Method 

1. Discard edges of bread slices, break into pieces and place in a bowl. Add water and soak the bread pieces for 5 minutes.
2. Combine tomatoes, cucumber, garlic, soaked bread pieces, olive oil, salt, crushed peppercorns and water in a blender. Blend well.
3. Add capsicum and vinegar and blend again.
4. Strain the soup into a bowl and chill in a refrigerator.
5. Pour the soup into individual Martini glasses. Garnish with bread cubes, chopped capsicum and chopped onion. Serve chilled.