Salmorejo Dip Recipe

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Joshua Bousel
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Updated April 09, 2025
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Salmorejo is cold tomato soup from Córdoba, Spain that can easily be thickened into a great, refreshing dip.

Recipe Details

Salmorejo Dip Recipe

Prep 5 mins
Active 15 mins
Soaking and Chilling Time 75 mins
Total 80 mins
Makes 3 cups
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Ingredients

  • 4 cups packed torn rustic white bread, preferably day-old and slightly stale

  • 4 cups warm water

  • 1 pound roma tomatoes, peeled, halved, and seeded

  • 1 medium garlic clove, peeled

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons Sherry vinegar

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 hard boiled egg, coarsely chopped

  • 2-3 slices thinly sliced Ibérico or Serrano ham, finely diced

Directions

  1. Place bread in a medium bowl and cover with warm water. Let sit for 15 minutes, then drain and squeeze bread of excess liquid.

  2. Place bread, tomatoes, garlic, oil, and vinegar in the workbowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  3. Transfer dip to a container, cover, and place in refrigerator until chilled, about 1 hour. Transfer to serving dish, top with hard-boiled egg and ham. Serve with toasted bread.

Special equipment

Food processor

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
1391Calories
90gFat
99gCarbs
48gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Amount per serving
Calories1391
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 90g115%
Saturated Fat 15g75%
Cholesterol 246mg82%
Sodium 3494mg152%
Total Carbohydrate 99g36%
Dietary Fiber 10g35%
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 48g
Vitamin C 63mg316%
Calcium 347mg27%
Iron 9mg51%
Potassium 1801mg38%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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