You don’t need to cook this Spanish-style summer meal. special culinary skills. Raw vegetables beat in a blender (tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers) with olive oil, sherry vinegar and spices, and the fragrant refreshing gazpacho is ready. And for interesting contrast and satiety serve hot crunchy soup sandwiches with spanish hamon serrano and grated Monterey jack cheese, which melts easily and fills the sandwiches with its mouth-watering sticky mass. Nutritional value of one serving: (4 total) Calories 670, total fat 42 g, saturated fat one 9 g, protein 28 g, carbohydrates 45 g., fiber 4 g., cholesterol 92 mg., sodium 1616 mg., sugar 7 g. Share with friends: 
Time: 35 minutes Difficulty: easy Servings: 4 Used in recipes volumetric containers: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 0.5 kg coarsely chopped tomatoes
- Coarsely chopped half cucumber
- Half large or 1 small red bell pepper, large chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 3 tbsp. l olive oil
- 1 tbsp. l sherry vinegar
- 2 tbsp. Monterey Jack grated cheese (approximately 200 gr.)
- 8 slices of sourdough bread for sandwiches
- 100 thinly sliced serrano ham
- 60 gr butter
Recipes with similar ingredients: white bread, Monterey Jack cheese, sweet pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers, sherry vinegar, ham jamon, garlic
Recipe preparation:
- Mix tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, garlic in a blender, olive oil, vinegar, 3/4 tsp salt and a little ground black pepper. Whisk at high speed until pasty, 1-2 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Make sandwiches under the press: spread evenly half the cheese in 4 slices of bread. Lay evenly on top ham and remaining cheese and cover with slices of bread. In big in a pan over medium heat melt 1 tbsp. l (15 gr.) Creamy oils. Add 2 sandwiches and fry, pressing with a heavy frying pan, until golden color below, 3-4 minutes. Flip the sandwiches by adding 1 more Art. l (15 gr.) Butter. Fry with a frying pan, until the bread is browned on the other hand and the cheese is melted, about 3 minutes. Put on a plate and salt a little. Wipe pan and repeat the same with the remaining 2 tbsp. l oil and sandwiches.
- Salt and pepper gazpacho to taste. Pour into small bowls. Serve with sandwiches.
