Greek Gazpacho

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First off you have to be able to adapt in order to make this work. Originally written it makes a Ton (its for a party and if you don't like heavy onion or garlic Cut it back an add to taste. For example I halved it and it was still a large bowl full. I only used half an onion, and a couple cloves of garlic because that's my taste buds. Also believe it or not my store didn't have but a small can of tomato juice and I didn't feel like going to another so I used a small can of reg tomato juice and the rest V-8 it was quite tasty that way!
I also served it with a warmed slice of Greek olive bread with roasted garlic butter. I had this for lunch every day for a week. Simply wonderful

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Made this for a girls' party and it was a big hit. My husband had to taste it before the party and also loved it. I read all the complaints about the salt. Over a tablespoon of salt is a lot, so I would never just blindly put that much in. With both the salty kalamata olives and feta cheese, it's going to be salty to begin with. So, I waited until the end to taste it and put in 2 teaspoons KOSHER salt. Don't use regular table salt or you will be sorry. I also cut back on the garlic (2 large cloves and onion (1/2 of a small and thought it was fine at those levels. I had a ton of it left over and would cut it in half next time.

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Ina I love your show, and I love your food, you are the absolute best, I wish I could be like you, you are so at ease in the kitchen, I watched Julia and Julie 2 times and I know exactly what she was going through, I have entertained quite a bit, but never to the degree you have, I wish, I cook for my elderly parents now, and they appreciate everything I do, but I know I could do more, well, if I had the kitchen you have,, again I love watching you cook and you just enjoy it all, I hate Giada, what a fake,,susan

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THIS RECIPE HAS WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY TOO MUCH GARLIC AND ONION.

WOULD BE DELICIOUS IF YOU USE MAYBE 1-2 CLOVES OF GARLIC AND HALF ONION TO A WHOLE RED ONION.

I HAD TO THROW THE WHOLE THING AWAY. IT CALLS FOR TOO MUCH GARLIC AND ONION. TRUST ME. I LOVE GARLIC AND ONION BUT THAT'S ALL YOU CAN TASTE.

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Loved this and ate it for days since it makes a lot...but, feel it is important to cut back on the garlic (2 cloves and 1 red onion instead of 2...also adjusted salt to taste. It reminded me of the gazpacho I enjoyed in Spain.

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This soup was a nice cool dinner for our hot nights here. I took the advice and cut back on the salt. Other than that, this was a fantastic recipe. I served it with some toasted crusty bread. I will definitely make this again.

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.....I, too, cut back on the salt and followed the recipe as written. When I added the feta I also added some very finely diced celery, which gave it a bit of crunch.

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My girlfriend made this for our Farmer's Market dinner group. It was wonderful. She did reduce the garlic to two large cloves and 1/2 of a large red onion and it was just right. She also omitted the bread and it was a nice consistency. I will use this recipe from now on.

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I first had this at a friend's house and thought it was fabulous! However, I also felt like I tasted it for 3 days due to the raw garlic and onions... When I made it this weekend I only used 2 garlic cloves and used 3/4 of one small red onion and it was perfect. Very flavorful, but not so much so that I felt like I smelled of garlic and onions for a week. SUCH a great recipe! I will make this again and again!

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I read how some did not care for the salt, but it was great for my taste buds. Healthy and tasty is a rare combo, and therefore, a treasure in my recipe collection.

btw-Too salty is easily remedied, so I'd highly suggest giving this one a shot and be cautious about the tomato juice you choose. I imagine that is where some folk went wrong. If you can't find the one Ina recommended, then go with a low sodium tomato juice.