Ajo Blanco Recipe
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Category
Soup
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Cusine
Spanish
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How to make?
Ingredients
1 cup blanched or Marcona almonds , see note
3 cups cold water
1 to 2 medium cloves garlic
1/2 pound
Kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sherry vinegar, plus more if desired
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for garnish and for serving
Green seedless grapes, crushed toasted almonds, and thinly sliced fresh mint leaves, for garnish
Directions
In a blender, combine almonds with water and garlic and blend at high speed until milky; you may need to stop and scrape down sides of blender jar once or twice. Add bread and blend until very smooth. Season with salt, then blend in vinegar and olive oil. If using a less powerful blender, you may want to pass the soup through a fine-mesh strainer at this point; with a high-powered blender, that won't be necessary. Transfer soup to a sealed container and refrigerate until very well chilled, at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
Cut up grapes into smaller pieces and toss with almonds, mint, and just enough olive oil to coat. Season garnish with salt. Shake or stir soup well. Check consistency and thin with cold water, if desired. Adjust seasoning, adding more salt and/or vinegar, if desired. Pour into chilled serving bowls. Spoon grape garnish on top, lightly drizzling more olive oil onto each serving in a decorative manner. Serve.
