Gaspacho Alentejano

1 tsp) of crushed oregano

½ cucumber

1 green pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons vinegar

2 garlic cloves

2 tomatoes

1/2 pound of several day old rustic bread

4 cups of ice cold water

Salt and pepper to taste

Crush the garlic cloves and salt in mortar.

Grate one of the tomatoes.

Mix the grated tomato with the garlic at the bottom of a terrine.

Drizzle the mixture with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and vinegar. Sprinkle with oregano.

Dice the other tomato and cucumber into small cubes. Then cut the pepper into thin strips.

Pour all the ingredients in the terrine, drizzle with the remaining olive oil and the cold water.

Taste for salt and vinegar.

Cut the bread into slices and insert it into the broth, breaking small pieces with your hand, as you add it.

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