Ajo Blanco: Chilled Almond and Garlic Soup with Grapes
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Daniel Gritzer, Ajo Blanco (Spanish Chilled "White Gazpacho" Bread and Almond Soup).
A ajo blanco (spanish chilled "white gazpacho" bread and almond soup) recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Mix. In a blender, mix almonds using water plus garlic plus blend at high speed till milky; you may need to stop plus scrape down sides of blender jar once or twice. Tip in bread and blend till very smooth. Add salt till it tastes right, next blend in vinegar and olive oil.
- 2
Chill. You may want in order to pass the soup through a fine sieve at this point; using a high-powered blender, that will not be necessary if using a less powerful blender. Move soup to a sealed container and chill till very well chilled, at least 2 hours plus up to 2 days. To Offer: Cut up grapes in smaller pieces plus toss using almonds, mint, plus just enough olive oil to coat.
- 3
Mix (2). Season garnish using salt. Shake or mix soup well. Check consistency plus thin using cold water, if wanted.
- 4
Step 4. Adjust seasoning, adding extra salt and/or vinegar, if wanted. Tip in chilled serving bowls. Spoon grape garnish on top, gently drizzling extra olive oil onto every serving in a decorative manner.
- 5
Finish. Offer.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 3.1 g protein per 100 kcal, about 13% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
- Low sugars: 2.1 g sugars per 100 ml (limit ≤ 2.5 g)
- Low salt: 0.3 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 159 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 297 kcal |
| Protein | 9.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 24.8 g |
| of which sugars | 3.4 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 19.1 g |
| of which saturates | 1.8 g |
| Fibre | 4.6 g |
| Salt | 0.47 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.1 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
