Oriental Gazpacho

This dish demonstrates how each chef can put his own unique stamp on a gazpacho recipe. This particular gazpacho has distinctively Eastern undercurrents, as evidenced by the use of soy sauce, lo mein noodles, and rice vinegar. Not surprisingly, this blending of cultures yields delicious results!

Serves 6 to 8
15 minutes preparation + chilling time
Difficulty: easy

Ingredients

1/4 cup (2 fl. oz) olive oil
1/4 cup (2 fl. oz) rice vinegar
6 ripe medium tomatoes, halved
1 medium cucumber
1 medium zucchini
1 medium green bell pepper seeded and chopped
1 cup (8 fl. oz) vegetable broth
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

To garnish

Finely chopped scallions
Canned lo mein noodles

Preparation

Process the olive oil, vinegar, half of the tomatoes, the cucumber, the zucchini, half the green bell peppers and 1/2 cup (4 fl. oz) of the vegetable broth in a blender or food processor and transfer to a large bowl.