Gazpacho is a Spanish specialty from Andalusia and during the summer it is the refreshing drink par excellence. It is healthy and nutritious, it is easy to prepare and here we will tell you how to make a delicious and ideal gazpacho for these hot days.
This cold vegetable soup Its preparation is based on tomato, the main ingredient, accompanied by pepper, cucumber, garlic and stale bread, mixed with ice water and olive oil. Its texture is smooth and so light that it allows you to drink it directly from a glass.
The flavor of the gazpacho must be balanced and must allow the identification of all the ingredients it contains. In the case of garlic and cucumber, one should not stand out more than the other, this is very important, although they are difficult ingredients to fit together.
There are many varieties of gazpacho, because being a drink prepared mainly at home, each person makes it to their liking and in their own way. Thus, there are those who omit some ingredients such as cucumber or stale bread, but the latter is key if you want to give it a slightly thicker consistency . We can also find innovative gazpacho recipes, prepared with fruits such as watermelon, strawberries or cherries, among others. Now, we are going to see a few recipes to make gazpacho.
Andalusian gazpacho
Andalusian gazpacho is very easy to prepare. The key to a great flavor is in the tomatoes, they must be ripe and of good quality. Also remember that it is the main ingredient, so respect the portion of the other ingredients to preserve that flavor. The ideal is to have a blender with very good power to prepare it, those that even allow you to crush ice.
This recipe does not include bread, so we will obtain a gazpacho with a low caloric content and more fluid , since many like to drink it in a glass. But, if you like the gazpacho to be thicker and you don’t want to use bread, a good option is to supplement it with a slice of green apple.
Once we have all the ingredients in front of us, we are going to proceed to prepare this Andalusian gazpacho recipe for 6 people .
Ingredients
- 1 kilo of ripe pear tomato.
- 1 green pepper
- 50 grams of cucumber.
- 40 grams of onion.
- 1 clove garlic.
- 50-100 milliliters of extra virgin olive oil.
- 30 grams of sherry vinegar.
- 8 ice cubes or cold water.
- Salt.
Preparation
- We are going to wash and cut the tomatoes, pepper, cucumber, onion and garlic into pieces.
- It is important to remove the seeds from the pepper .
- Put the ingredients in the blender and add a little cold water or ice .
- Add the oil and blend until everything is well integrated into a creamy mixture.
- Add salt and vinegar to taste .
- Remove the remains of skin from the ingredients with the help of a strainer.
- If necessary, add more water to achieve a liquid cream texture.
- Put in the fridge .
- When serving, add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and mix.
Here are a couple of innovative gazpacho recipes , made with cherries and strawberries. Also, at the end you will find a video with a recipe for a delicious watermelon gazpacho.
Cherry gazpacho
Ingredients
- 500 grams of tomato.
- 300 grams of cherries.
- 2 green peppers
- Half an onion.
- 1 clove garlic.
- 1 cucumber
- Half a glass of fresh orange juice.
- Vinegar.
- Water.
- Sugar.
- Extra virgin olive oil.
Preparation
- After washing the ingredients , we are going to peel and split the garlic clove and onion.
- Later, we are going to remove the stone from the cherries .
- Next, we will peel the tomatoes and we will remove the seeds.
- Put the tomatoes, cherries, garlic, onion, diced peppers and cucumber in the blender.
- Add 1 liter of water and the orange juice along with a drizzle of oil and vinegar.
- Put a little sugar and salt to taste.
- We are going to blend and then pass the mixture through a strainer to make it finer.
- We will let it cool for a few hours in the fridge and then we will serve.
- Garnish with a cherry.
Strawberry gazpacho
Ingredients
- 300 grams of ripe strawberries.
- 20 grams of onion.
- 15 grams of cucumber without peel.
- 1 clove garlic.
- 3 cups of water
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil.
- 30 grams of bread crumbs from the day before.
- 15 grams of red pepper.
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
- 1 tablespoon of sherry vinegar.
- Salt.
Preparation
- We are going to wash and disinfect the strawberries and remove the stalks.
- Cut the strawberries into pieces and put them in the blender. Reserve some to decorate .
- Next, we are going to add the previously peeled garlic , the onion, the cucumber and the pepper.
- We are going to dip the bread crumbs in the vinegar and then put it in the blender.
- Add salt and sugar to proceed to blend everything.
- Add the water and blend again.
- Add the oil little by little so that it can be integrated into the mixture.
- Then, we are going to pass the mixture through a strainer to make it finer.
- Finally, we put it to cool in the fridge and serve it very cold.
- You can garnish with strawberries and a few drops of olive oil.
Now you have more options to cool off on those hot summer days. Best of all, preparing gazpacho is quick and easy.
