Ajo Blanco: White Garlic Soup with Grapes

Ingredients

• Bread

  Salvadoran sweet cheese (quesadilla salvadorena)

  170g

• Almonds

  Nuts, raw

  1 cup, sliced or 92g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  ½ cup or 108g

• Red wine vinegar

  5 tbsp or 75g

• Salt

  Table

  2 tsp or 12g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  2 ½ cup or 592g

• Grapes

  Red or green, raw (european type, such as thompson seedless)

  12 grapes or 59g

Directions

1. Put the bread in a bowl and add water to cover. Let soak for 5 minutes until softened.
2. Meanwhile, place the almonds and garlic in a blender container (or, if using a hand-held blender, into a mixing bowl) and pulse until almonds are finely ground.
3. Squeeze out the water from the bread. Add to the food processor. Blend to a smooth paste.
4. With the motor running, add the olive oil in a slow stream, then the vinegar and salt.
5. Thin the ingredients with 1/2 cup of water to the desired consistency.
6. Place the blended contents in a tureen, wooden bowl or pitcher and add about 2 cups of water. Taste for seasoning, add more salt and/or vinegar if necessary. The soup should be fairly tangy.
7. Chill until serving time. Stir before serving into bowls. Garnish with grapes.
8. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ajo-blanco-white-garlic-soup-with-grapes-recipe-1909947

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