{"id":50,"date":"2009-07-10T23:50:02","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T07:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ludicon.com.php5-14.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/castano\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2014-06-22T00:13:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T08:13:11","slug":"salmorejo-means-food-in-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludicon.com\/castano\/blog\/2009\/07\/salmorejo-means-food-in-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Salmorejo means food in summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with me lately. Mariana and Nachito are in Brazil visiting Mariana\u2019s family, so that leaves me with plenty of free time. I finally got an epidural injection, so physically I\u2019m feeling great. In the past I would have taken this time to code like crazy and get lots of things done, but things are going much slower than I was hoping. Maybe it\u2019s the heat of the summer, or that now that my body feels fine, I need some time to enjoy it and relax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/castano\/3626584342\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3321\/3626584342_500a575588.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyhow, today it\u2019s time for some more food blogging, and now that we are in midst of the summer there\u2019s nothing better than Salmorejo. As soon as the tomato season starts, this is something that I have for lunch or dinner almost every day. It\u2019s easy to cook, it\u2019s fast, it\u2019s refreshing, and it\u2019s filling.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/castano\/3626578916\/\" class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3609\/3626578916_21a210841e_m.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Salmorejo is actually a different food depending on the region of Spain, but in Andalusia it\u2019s a cold soup made of tomatoes, garlic, and bread; seasoned with salt, vinegar, and oil.<\/p>\n<p>Good tomatoes are by far the most important ingredient and here in California these are not hard to find (ie. at farmer markets or at the local coop). I usually use a combination of regular and heirloom tomatoes, which I think give a nice twist to the flavor.<\/p>\n<p>I was hoping to grow tomatoes in my backyard this summer, but my back problems prevented me from working on my vegetable garden, which grew out of control during the spring and now almost dried during the summer. I\u2019m tidying it up now, and I\u2019m hoping I\u2019ll be able to harvest something by the end of the summer.<\/p>\n<p>For the bread I recommend a hard bread that is a few days old. Ciabatta or a crusty sourdough baguette work best.<\/p>\n<p>Preparation is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take the piece of bread and submerge it in water for about 20 minutes until completely soft.<\/li>\n<li>In the meantime dice the tomatoes and liquefy in a food processor or a blender. You should get about 6 cups. Then pass the tomatoes through a food mill to remove the skin and the seeds, and place aside. After that you should have about 5 cups of a fairly homogeneous tomato juice.<\/li>\n<li>Now take some of the bread, squeeze it to remove some of the water, and add one cup to the food processor with two or three cloves of garlic.<\/li>\n<li>Season the bread and garlic mixture with salt, vinegar and oil, and combine with the tomato juice. Pulse in the food processor a few times until well mixed together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Salmorejo can be eaten right away, but it tastes better after 24 hours. It\u2019s typically served with Iberian Ham and boiled eggs. If I don\u2019t have good ham available I usually substitute it with tuna, or you can also spread it over a slice of fresh bread and combine it with smoked salmon or pomfret.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/castano\/3625765199\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3386\/3625765199_491fdc34f7.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on with me lately. Mariana and Nachito are in Brazil visiting Mariana\u2019s family, so that leaves me with plenty of free time. I finally got an epidural injection, so physically I\u2019m feeling great. 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