Lunch: Grilled Heirloom Tomato and Mozzarella Sandwiches with Green Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho

It's hard to improve on grilled cheese with tomato soup—but that's exactly what the folks at Noca are doing. The restaurant layers red heirloom tomatoes and smoked mozzarella on the sandwich. It transforms the soup with green heirlooms—and serves it cold.

Ingredients

1 pound ripe green heirloom tomatoes, cored, cut into large chunks
1 6-inch piece unpeeled English hothouse cucumber, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup salted roasted Marcona almonds
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large garlic cloves, peeled
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar or other white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon (or more) coarse kosher salt

Instructions

Combine first 8 ingredients and 1 teaspoon coarse salt in processor. Blend to almost smooth puree (some texture should remain). Season with pepper and more salt, if desired. Transfer to medium bowl. Cover; chill at least 3 hours and up to 1 day.

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