| Bennett's 1815 House and The Seedhouse Cafe the place for personal service and really good food |
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| Garden Gazpacho adapted from California Rancho Cooking by Jacqueline Higuera McMahan, 1983 Gazpacho's a great summer soup...no cooking involved and it's served chilled which is so nice on a hot day, and it uses lots of good things from your garden...or someone's garden anyway! This is my favorite recipe and what you can find in The Seedhouse on a hot summer evening. The key is to start with a fresh herb base: 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed with 1/2 t salt 1 T fresh chives a few sprigs of fresh basil 1-2 T fresh parsley 3-4 scallions juice of a lemon 1/4 c good olive oil freshly ground black pepper Chop all the herbs and place everything in a blender. Do not blend until smooth...this should be a bit like a pesto. Then add 4-6 cups chilled tomato juice. Blend to thoroughly mix. To this add your chopped vegetables. I use: 3 large ripe tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 avocado 1 red onion 1 zucchini vegetables. vegetables. |
| Karen & Peter Bennett, Proprietors Junction of Routes 44 & 106, Reading, Vermont 13 miles south of Woodstock, Vt see map (802) 484-1815 info@bennetts1815.com |
| August Recipe |