Living Rawesome Day #116 Golden Tomato and Lemon Cucumber Gazpacho pg. 40 entertaining in the raw
November 18, 2009
Gazpacho Ingredients
lemon cucumbers (I used green cucumbers)
deseeded and diced tomatillos
golden tomatoes
lime juice
jalapeno pepper
salt
olive oil
I mixed all ingredients except olive oil in a large bowl; seasoned to taste. I placed 3/4 of mixture in a food processor and process until smooth. I added back to bowl and stirred to combine.
I have never had tomatilloes before. They remind me of a melon but it is similar to a tomato. I bought yelllow pear tomatoes today at Rutabaga’s and I bought the tomatilloes at Sweetbay. I really didn’t even know how to pick the tomatilloes out. I figured they should probably not be too hard to the touch, so I picked them out just like I would tomatoes. The recipe calls for lemon cucumbers, unfortunately, living in a small town doesn’t allow for me to get many gourmet items. I would’ve liked to get some, but I don’t know where to get them. I thought about calling Whole Foods and asking them if they have some, but I didn’t have time to drive there, they are over an hour away. So Jason looked up on the internet about a substitute for lemon cucumbers and it said green cucumbers, so I used the good ol’ regular cucumbers.
The dish did turn out great. I love that it isn’t loaded with fat! I will eat the meal tomorrow. It is late at night and I must get to bed, honestly I am really not that hungry:)
Goodnight!
There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.-ALEXANDRE DUMAS: