David Beckmann's Gazpacho Recipe

Bread for the World members and the anti-hunger, anti-poverty community know our friend David Beckmann as a tireless anti-hunger advocate who heads a very effective advocacy organization.

But few us knew much about David's culinary skills. But thanks to the International Justice Mission, which posts a Recipe for Change in its blog every week, we now hav David's gazpacho recipe.    

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My version cuts out the bread (no carbs!) included in traditional gazpacho. I use apple cider vinegar and fresh tomatoes from the farmers market. This gazpacho takes 20-30 minutes to prepare.  It takes me 30 minutes since I prefer to take out the tomato and cucumber seeds first. If you want a traditional gazpacho, I refer you to my good friend Mark Bittman’s cookbook, How to Cook Everything.*”  – David Beckmann

Okay, now that you know about David's recipe, perhaps you want to give it a go at making his version of this this typical dish from southern Spain.  Click here to see the recipe in the ICJ blog.