Patricia's Gazpacho (Gazpacho al estilo de Patricia)

• 2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes (about 10), cut into chunks
• 8 ounces cucumber (1 cucumber), peeled and cut into chunks
• 3 ounces green pepper, in large pieces
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 slice rustic white bread
• 6 plum tomatoes, with the seeds, prepared as "fillets"
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into cubes
• 4 pearl onions, pulled apart into segments
• 2 tablespoons Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• Sea salt
• 4 chives, cut into 1-inch pieces

1. In a blender, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, garlic and sherry vinegar and blend until the mixture becomes a thick liquid.
2. Taste for acidity; this will vary with the sweetness of the tomatoes.
3. If it's not balanced enough, add a little more vinegar.
4. Add the olive oil, season with salt, and blend again.
5. Strain the gazpacho into a pitcher and refrigerate for at least half an hour.
6. In a small pan, heat the olive oil over moderately high heat and fry the bread until golden, about 2 minutes.
7. Break into small pieces to form croutons and set aside.
8. To serve pour gazpacho into each of 4 bowls.
9. Place 4 croutons, 2 "fillets" of tomatoes with seeds, 4 cherry tomato halves, 3 cucumber cubes and 3 onion segments into each bowl.
10. Add a few drops of olive oil to each onion segment and drizzle a little more around each bowl.
11. Add a few drops of vinegar to each cucumber cube and drizzle a little more around each bowl.
12. Sprinkle sea salt on the tomatoes and sprinkle the chives over the soup.
13. Serve when the gazpacho is refreshingly chilled.

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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/aspen-2005-patricias-gazpacho-gazpacho-al-estilo-de-patricia (may not work)