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Salmorejo soup

Spanish Tapas: how to easily make cold Salmorejo, a cold bread and tomato soup from the south of Spain.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: entree, first course, Main Course
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 6 small servings

Ingredients

  • 1.3 kg Tomatoes approximately 10 medium-sized
  • 150 g White bread 5.2 oz after the crusts are removed
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 150 ml Olive oil 1/2 cup
  • 2 Tbsp Sherry Vinegar
  • 2 Egg
  • 3 - 4 slices Raw ham or speck

Instructions

  • First Steps:
  • Boil the eggs until hard and leave them to cool. Chop them into tiny pieces.
  • If you can get Spanish Jambon, just cut it into small dice.  For the speck, I chopped it and then fried it in a little olive oil until it was crunchy.

For the Soup:

  • Peel, de-seed and chop the tomatoes. (If you don't have a serrated tomato peeler, plunge the tomatoes in boiling water for 30 seconds, then in cold water. The skins should peel off easily).
  • Rip the bread into small chunks.
  • Put the tomatoes and bread in a blender and leave to sit for 5 - 10 minutes to let the juices start to sink into the bread.
  • Add the garlic and blend well.
  • Add the olive oil in a stream while continuing to blend.  If your blender doesn't have a spout, just add it little by little and blend the mixture in between additions.
  • Add the vinegar and salt, then mix.
  • Pour the soup into individual serving bowls and sprinkle the surface with the ham and chopped egg.
  • You can make this soup a day or two before.  Just keep it in the fridge in a covered container until you want to eat it.  Add the egg and ham at the last minute.