Saru Gazpacho

Last Sunday, I prepared a dish for the 4th Food Obstructions Cookoff. I was really excited for this event because it was also a fundraiser for Just Food, an organization I volunteer for. I made my recipe for saru gazpacho and it won!

The concept for the Obstructions cookoffs is interesting because there are always 5 food obstructions to the dish you can prepare (the event is named after the film, the Five Obstructions.) This time the obstructions were:

-Must have at least one locally-sourced vegetable
-Must contain locally sourced honey
-Cannot contain meat
-Must contain an ingredient that is spherical and is eaten whole
-Must have a crunchy garnish

Saru is a spicy tomato and tamarind lentil soup I ate almost everyday growing up. It is a staple in most South Indian homes. For the gazpacho, I prepared saru and then chilled and blended it with a bunch of fresh veggies and topped it with queso fresco, boondi and cilantro. Sabra and I had served this at one of our dinners. The boondi worked perfectly because it was spherical and a crunchy garnish. Boondi are little fried balls made from chickpea flour batter:

This was my sign that explained what I used for each obstruction (and no a 5 year old did not make this – I did!):

I want to thank my friends Dan and Lili for helping me out for this event. Big kiss! And thanks to Cathy, Karol and David for putting on such a fun benefit!

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6 Responses to Saru Gazpacho

  1. Priya says:

    Wowwww droolworthy gazpachooo!!!

  2. Satya says:

    ur Gazpacho sounds so tasty … i can feel the taste with your wonderfull detailed explanation…keep rocking

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

  3. Shriya says:

    Sounds mouthwatering and yummy. Looks soo delicious.

  4. Aparnature says:

    Food obstruction sounds like a colon problem!

    but otherwise, this looks perfectly tasty.

  5. thats tremendous! cant wait to try your supper club!

  6. Menteeee says:

    Congrats on winning! Everyone else must have been mighty salty…

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