Ajo Blanco - (Cool Garlic And Almond Soup)


Course : Italian
Source:
Serves: 4 appetizer
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Ingredients:


3/4 cup blanched almonds

6 cloves garlic -- peeled, whole

3 tablespoons sherry vinegar

1/2 cup white seedless grapes

2 pieces white bread -- crust removed

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 cups water -- very cold

1 teaspoon salt -- to taste

1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste

12 medium muscat grapes -- for garnish
 

Preparation / Directions:


Place almonds and garlic in food processor and blend until very fine. Add sherry vinegar and grapes and bread and blend until smooth. With machine running, drizzle in the olive oil first and then the water. Strain in a soup tureen and season pretty aggressively. Drizzle sherry vinegar on to bowls of soup and garnish with grapes.


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