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Offline JuliaBalbilla

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Ajoblanco
« on: January 01, 2012, 01:26:10 pm »
Name of Recipe:  Ajoblanco

Below is the original recipe, but I have made the following adjustments:

I couldn’t be bothered to peel the almonds and to be honest, it made little difference to the colour and texture.
I used more garlic – about 8 cloves.
I didn’t soak the bread.
Instead of salt, I added 4 tsp Marigold Swiss Bouillon Powder.
I used red grapes, which I did not peel.

Serves:  6

Ingredients:
200g peeled, raw almonds
2 cloves garlic
100g stale white bread (crumb only), soaked
70g extra virgin olive oil
30g vinegar, or to taste
1 litre water (approx)
White grapes to serve

Preparation:  
Put the almonds, garlic and salt in the  *: 30 seconds / Speed 5.
Next, add the bread and blend 15 seconds / Speed 5 until you have the consistency of a paste.  Repeat if necessary.
Run at Speed 5 and pour the oil, little by little onto the lid of the bowl, MC on.
Add the vinegar and water and blend 1 minute / progressively Speed 5-10.
Adjust seasoning.  Serve with peeled white grapes, or melon balls.

Origin:  Translated from a recipe in Impescindible para tu cocina, which is the book you get when buying a Thermomix in Spain.

Photos:  The photo shown below is an old one, hence the green grapes.  Made in the TMX, the soup is whiter.


« Last Edit: January 20, 2012, 09:41:54 am by JuliaBalbilla »
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Re: Ajoblanco
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 01:47:52 am »
Thanks for the recipe- I love ajoblanco. Glad to hear that not peeling almonds is OK - I hate that job!

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Re: Ajoblanco
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2012, 08:18:05 am »
Hi Julia, this sounds lovely. Just wondering what is Swiss Bouillon Powder?

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Re: Ajoblanco
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 09:51:53 am »
Hi mcmch, it is a vegetable stock powder which is available in the UK, but not sure about other countries.  You can find out more about it here.  I would imagine that the TMX stock powder would work just as well, although I understand it is quite salty so you may need to use less.  The thing I like about the Swiss stuff, is that it has a light and delicate flavour, unlike some stock cubes which can overpower even the flavour of garlic.

JB
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