Summer Garden Bounty Perfect for this Easy Chilled Gazpacho Soup
Summertime, sweet summertime! It happens to be the hottest part of the summer so far and we love when the garden is into full swing with all the tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. We also pay homage to all the fresh fragrant herbs growing alongside them that pair intuitively with these veggies creating one of the coolest dishes for summer. Gazpacho is the quintessential chilled summer soup that has similar fresh ingredients to the next but for me, it is the desired finishing texture that makes this apropos for personalizing your gazpacho along with garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and stale bread if you so desire. Some like it super chunky, full of texture, and some like it super smooth with a few more turns of the blender or food processor. Whichever way you desire, it is all part of the same happy summer gazpacho family.
Learn to make the Edible Garden Gazpacho Soup along with Chef Megan!
Edible Garden Gazpacho
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 2 fresh cloves garlic, minced
- 3 ripe garden tomatoes, quartered
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and 1/2 diced
- 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, seeded and 1/2 diced
- 1/2 sweet Vidalia onion, finely diced
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp aged balsamic vinegar
- Juice of ½ of lemon
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- Fresh cracked pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (or parsley), chopped
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced or diced
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse 2 peeled garlic cloves until minced. Add quartered tomatoes and pulse until pureed. Add ½ of peeled cucumber, ½ of seeded bell pepper, and pulse until pureed. Transfer puree to a large bowl.
- Dice the remaining 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 bell pepper, and 1/2 of sweet onion. Add the diced cucumber, pepper, and onions to the tomato puree and mix.
- Stir in extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, and season with cumin, sea salt, and pepper to taste. Stir in cilantro (or parsley). Chill before serving. Garnish with avocado to serve.
