The origin of Gazpacho is said to be the south of Spain, especially
the Andulasian region. Gazpacho is traditionally a chilled soup, and made with
raw tomatoes , chillies and yes, old bread !! Spanish cuisine and tomatoes have
something like a never ending relationship and this soup is no different.
However I guess as tastes evolved, the Gazpacho part remained (chilled raw
soup) but Tomato got substituted with other veggies. Which is something I did
today too. With Cucumbers.
Its barely the beginning of March, but
we are already experiencing very dry and harsh climate here! This chilled soup was
just perfect for lunch time. I made some changes to the original recipe as I
had run of out mint, but the end result was mindblowing ! I would definitely
make this for my family again. and thanks to Valli I finally start exploring Salads
and Soups under my blog's menu which was sorely wanting to be filled up with
choices... Sending this to Day 3 of this week's BM theme of Soups and Salads. Also to Priya's Healthy Me- Healthy Us event
The
last 2 days saw me dishing outCheesy Manchow Soup&Roasted BellPepper-Broccoli Salad with Orange Vinaigrette.
Prep time : 15 mins | No
Cook, refrigeration time : 30
mins | Serves : 2
Difficulty Level :
Easy
For the soup:
Seedless Cucumbers - ½ cup
Medium Onion - ½ no
Garlic pod - 1 no
Serrano peppers or Jalapeno - ½
(deseeded)
Yoghurt / Curd - ½ cup
Mint Leaves - 4 to 6 (I skipped this
as I didnt have them)
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Bread slice - 1 (I used the thicker version)
Salt - to taste
EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) - ½
TBSP
Cold water - ½ cup (I used 3 - 4 Ice
Cubes)
For the Garnish:
Fresh Red chillies - cut into tiny
pieces
Roasted garlic - ½ tsp
Roasted Broccoli (optional - but I
love to use my fav veggie) - cut into bits - 1 TBSP
Croutons - few
Method:
Pulse all the ingredients of the soup
with ½ of the Cold water. Wait for a min and again grind till very smooth,
about 2 - 3 mins. Add water as necessary till you get the desired consistency
Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for
30 mins atleast till well chilled.
Serve in bowls or cocktail glasses.
Drizzle ¼ teaspoon olive oil on top (or lemon oil). Place garnish on top and serve
immediately.
Linking this to Archana’s Soups and Salads Kids Delight event , created by Srivalli.
Priya Suresh says
Love the colour of this soup,prefect for the hot summer.
Unknown says
yummy and healthy soup....
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veena says
ooh...it looks so rich and creamy Kalyani..am bookmarking this!
The Pumpkin Farm says
perfect for summer, i like the idea of adding jalapenos, it is better than the use of capsicum which are heavier to digest off late
Chef Mireille says
Gazpacho is my favorite summer soup - I am sure your version with cucumber must be so refreshin!
Hari Chandana P says
Yummy Yummy !!
vaishali sabnani says
Beautiful clicks Kalyani ....and really tempting soup, and ya must tell you I made the roasted pepper salad today and it turned out awesome.
runnergirlinthekitchen.blogspot.com says
This is very nice on those very hot summer days.. like the addition of Serrano peppers or Jalapeno to give it that kick!
Rajani says
So refreshing. I amy omit the raw garlci though, it's just me.
Jayashree says
Until I tasted gazpacho, I never thought that cold soups were for me. Now, of course, I know differently. I like the way you've topped your soup with roasted veggies.
Unknown says
I love gazpacho soup.. I have tried it from Americas Test Kitchen book...
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Anonymous says
Oh so pretty. Love the placement of the soup sticks. Brilliant.
Manju says
This is the first time hearing about cold soup. Need to try.
Anonymous says
Wow, is that it! Really! Such a simple and easy recipe and perfrect for the ever-increasing heat!
Rajani S says
I always thought Gazpacho was cold cucumber soup, never knew about the tomato part :D. Thanks for enlightening me :D.
The soup looks good and would be perfect for summer.
Suma Gandlur says
That looks cool. :)We just had a winter storm yesterday and I guess have to wait another 3 months to try it out. 🙂
Pavani says
Never tried gazpacho myself with the fear that we wouldn't like the raw veggie taste. May be I'll give this a try soon.
Gayathri Kumar says
Never tried cold soups before. The soup looks very nice with those veggie topping...
Gayathri Kumar says
Never tried cold soups before. The soup looks very nice with those veggie topping...
Shylaja says
Wow a simple and easy soup. Never tried a cold soup. Sound delicious
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
so easy to make soup!!! Bookmarking!!! would definitely come handy, summer is here!!! 🙂
Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen says
so easy to make soup!!! Bookmarking!!! would definitely come handy, summer is here!!! 🙂
preeti garg says
Look perfect
Harini R says
Cold soup?? Never tried that..You have totally topsy-turvyed my notion of 'soups always need to be consumed while hot' 🙂
Unknown says
Absolutely love this soup. Please do send it to my "Healthy Me & Healthy Us" event. Please do read the event rules 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Perfect soup for the summer! What a beautiful color 🙂
Sanoli Ghosh says
Mind blowing colour of this soup. Healthy and rich creamy.....
Corporate to Kitchen says
Such an easy recipe! Its defenitely a visual treat.