Salmorejo (pronounced sal-mor-e-khoh) is a cold Spanish soup of bread and tomatoes.
The ingredient of Salmorejo
- 2 slices about 80g white bread crusts removed
- 1kg ripe tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- 125ml 1 2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- salt freshly ground black pepper
- 1 egg
- extra virgin olive oil extra to serve
- 1 slice prosciutto finely chopped
- crusty bread to serve
The Instruction of salmorejo
- place the bread in a bowl and cover with cold water set aside for 2 minutes or until soft use your hands to squeeze the bread to remove excess liquid
- use a small sharp knife to cut a small cross in the base of each tomato place the tomatoes in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water set aside for 5 minutes to lift the skin use a slotted spoon to remove the tomatoes from the water use your fingers to carefully remove the skin and discard cut the tomatoes in half crossways use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds and discard
- place the tomato bread and garlic in the bowl of a food processor and process until well combined with the motor running gradually add the oil in a thin steady stream and process until smooth and creamy add the vinegar and process until well combined taste and season with salt and pepper transfer the salmorejo to a large bowl cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until required
- place the egg in a small saucepan of cold water and bring to the boil over high heat reduce heat to medium and gently boil uncovered stirring occasionally for 7 minutes drain and cool under cold running water peel and coarsely chop
- ladle the salmorejo among serving bowls and drizzle with extra oil top with prosciutto and egg and serve with crusty bread if desired
Nutritions of Salmorejo
calories: 378 815 caloriescalories: 31 grams fat
calories: 5 grams saturated fat
calories: 15 grams carbohydrates
calories: 6 grams sugar
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calories: 8 grams protein
calories: 57 milligrams cholesterol
calories: 266 69 milligrams sodium
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