Gazpacho Salad

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A real keeper for special occasion dinner, buffets or just to use up the tomatoes when they ripen. Lovely in the summer.


From Better Homes and Gardens May 1978

Servings

8

Vegetarian
Vegan
Salad
Side Dish
Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • 2 cans condensed tomato soup 10 1/2 ounce cans
  • 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
  • Tobasco hot sauce several dashes
  • 2 tomatoes medium, seeded and chopped
  • 1 cup cucumber finely diced
  • 1 cup green or red pepper or a mix, chopped
  • 1/2 cup parsley snipped
  • 1/4 cup onion minced
  • 1 avocado medium, pitted, peeled and cut in wedges

Preparation

  1. In saucepan soften gelatin in cold water.
  2. Blend in soup, vinegar and hot sauce.
  3. Heat and stir until gelatin dissolves.
  4. Chill until partially set.
  5. Fold in tomato, cucumber, pepper, parsley and onion.
  6. Arrange avocado slices in bottom of 6 cup mold (I use a medium rectangle pyrex baker).
  7. Carefully pour in partially set gelatin mixture and chill until firm.
  8. Unmold and serve garnished with lettuce leaves or cut in serving pieces in flat mold for guests to serve themselves.