Almond Grape Gazpacho
When Anthony Sasso was growing up in Woodstock, N.Y., “soups were something that you ate to warm you up, a recovery food,” he said. If someone in the family had a bad cold, a soup was made with a stock simmered with beef bones or a few chicken legs, and a handful of vegetables. As for cold soups, Mr. Sasso said no thanks. In 2006, he went to Spain for a year to live and cook. In a town called Palafolls in Catalonia, he ate the first cold soup he liked. It was a white gazpacho: almonds, garlic, bread, grapes, olive oil, sherry vinegar and water — blended into a rich, subtle summer soup.