Name: Pickle Brine Gazpacho
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 8 slices of challah or bread (crusts removed and torn into chunks (about 3 cups)); 1 cup pickle brine; ½ cup best quality extra virgin olive oil; 2 pounds ripe tomatoes (seeded); 3 shallots (quartered); 2 garlic cloves; ½ cup tomato juice (if needed (some tomatoes are juicier than others)); Garnish: drizzle of good evoo (fresh herbs)

Pickle Brine Gazpacho

I think there are about a million versions of gazpacho, but what makes this version interesting and different is the use of something you already own and that is loaded with flavor and often overlooked. Pickle brine! All that highly seasoned brine sitting in your refrigerator with one lonely pickle swimming around in it can be put to good use.

Already seasoned and delicious, just give it a whirr with some ripe tomatoes and bread (that is what makes gazpacho creamy) and chill — you and the gazpacho!

Make sure to use a great quality extra virgin olive oil. We love Colavita!

Pickle Brine Gazpacho

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

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Ingredients

8 slices of challah or bread crusts removed and torn into chunks (about 3 cups)
1 cup pickle brine
½ cup best quality extra virgin olive oil
2 pounds ripe tomatoes seeded
3 shallots quartered
2 garlic cloves
½ cup tomato juice if needed (some tomatoes are juicier than others)
Garnish: drizzle of good evoo fresh herbs

Instructions

Place bread in food processor with pickle brine and evoo. Allow to soak for 5 minutes before adding tomatoes, shallots, garlic, and juice, if needed. Process to thick, creamy soup consistency.