St Anne's Online: Cooking Demonstration (Salmorejo)

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while canola oil is more budget-friendly.

cured ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey ham offers a leaner option, while bacon is often more affordable.

Prepare 6 ripe tomatoes by washing them.

Tear the crusts off a few slices of white bread.

Add the torn bread, 2 cloves of garlic, and the tomatoes into a blender in batches.

Blend until smooth, adding 400 ml of extra virgin olive oil gradually.

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper before blending again.

Pass the blended mixture through a sieve to remove skins and pulp.

Add a splash of sherry vinegar to the strained mixture and stir.

Serve the soup in bowls, garnished with diced hard-boiled egg and diced cured ham, and drizzle with a little olive oil.

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