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Classic Spanish Gazpacho

There is more than meets the eye to this chilled, Spanish soup. Gazpacho is a refreshing and flavorful chance to serve up summer in a bowl!

There is more than meets the eye to this chilled, Spanish soup. Gazpacho is a refreshing and flavorful chance to serve up summer in a bowl! | www.CuriousCuisiniere.comWhat’s the big deal with gazpacho anyway?

For years, I have had an aversion to gazpacho.

I had never even tried it. But two things in particular just seemed out of place:

  • It’s a cold soup.
  • It’s pureed veggies.

Why those things kept me so vehemently away, I can’t tell you. But, gazpacho had just taken up that ‘bad’ corner in my mind.

This summer, I’ve started seeing gazpacho everywhere. Restaurants, online, at work. It’s like it has been following me, taunting me, telling me to give it a try. 

So, I finally gave in and tried some.

Holy moly and hold the phone! This is what I had been missing?!

Classic Gazpacho: more than just “cold soup”

Think salsa, minus the spice. Think the most juicy summer salad you can imagine. Think…

Well, really just give it a try.

After having my taste buds blown away by the Soup Market’s gazpacho, I knew I had to try my hand at making some myself. And while they add their own flair to their soup, I decided to go strictly classic.

There is more than meets the eye to this chilled, Spanish soup. Gazpacho is a refreshing and flavorful chance to serve up summer in a bowl! | www.CuriousCuisiniere.com

Traditional Spanish Gazpacho

A bit of research lead me to the traditional Spanish gazpacho ingredients. The only one that I left out was the stale bread that is used to thicken the soup and give it more body. Even without the bread, this soup was deliciously smooth, with just enough thickness from all of the veggies.

Fresh veggies are key here, since their flavor IS the soup. If you use tasteless veggies, you will have tasteless soup. So choose your veggies wisely!

There is more than meets the eye to this chilled, Spanish soup. Gazpacho is a refreshing and flavorful chance to serve up summer in a bowl! | www.CuriousCuisiniere.com
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Classic Spanish Gazpacho

A classic Spanish gazpacho: it's like all of your garden goodies bundled into a cool and refreshing spoonful.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 4 people
Author: Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, quartered
  • ½ c cucumber, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¼ green pepper
  • ¼ onion
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until the mixture moves. The soup should have some texture to it, so don’t overdo the blending.
  • Taste the soup and adjust the salt and vinegar to your desired taste.

Notes

Fresh ingredients are key to getting a gazpacho with great flavor. Flavorless veggies will result in a flavorless soup.

 


This is one of the recipes from the early days of Curious Cuisiniere. We’ve updated our pictures since we first made it, but we’ve left the original images here as a fun throwback and shout out to how far we’ve come. Enjoy! 

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Cindy Kerschner

Saturday 3rd of August 2013

Very simple and clean gazpacho!

Jane's Adventures in Dinner

Tuesday 30th of July 2013

This looks amazing!

Family Foodie

Tuesday 30th of July 2013

I love the fresh veggies you used in this gazpacho. I also really like that you kept it simple and didn't go over do it with spices and bread and whatnot. It looks amazing!

gottagetbaked

Sunday 28th of July 2013

You know what, Sarah, I feel the same way about gazpacho! I've never had it but I have a strange aversion to it for the same reasons, it's cold and it's pureed veggies. But if you loved it, I'm sure I've been missing out. Hopefully I'll push myself to try your recipe!

foodiestuntman

Sunday 28th of July 2013

Yep. I love it in the summer months when it's hot because it's dinner without heating up the kitchen. Looks delicious!

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