This is such a simple gazpacho soup, yet chock-full-of-flavor version that comes very close to the authentic Spanish recipe. This is a fabulous and delicious dish I love to serve in the warmer months. It’s so quick, and just so fun to enjoy, and so cooling on a hot summer day.
Gazpacho is a raw soup, which means this dish is just bursting with live vitamins and minerals. We use fresh veggies and a dash of pineapple juice which adds a nice sweetness to balance out the spice of Tabasco. So good! Serve with a sliver of lime and some raw flax seed chips and you have got yourself a delicious and refreshing summertime meal.
You can make gazpacho various ways, using different fruits and veggies like apple, celery, peppers, corn, pineapple, melon, and adding fresh herbs like cilantro, mint or basil. We chose to go a more traditional route using a tomato base, but you can jazz it up the way you wish. I like to top mine with some fresh avocado and corn for extra omegas and sweet crunch. You can even add some black beans at the very end for extra protein.
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| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
Servings | people |
- 3 cups veggie or tomato juice
- or 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice + 1 1/2 cup veggie or tomato juice
- 1 medium cucumber roughly chopped
- 1/2 red onion roughly chopped
- 1 green or red pepper roughly chopped
- 3-5 dashes of Tabasco or other hot sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients
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- Place all of the ingredients into the blender’s container.
- Start with a low speed and quickly turn up to 5.
- Blend for 30-45 seconds.
- Serve or chill.
I made this a few days ago and it was great!. I was surprised by the pineapple juice as an ingredient but it added some sweetness to it. I also added a little extra tomato juice (personal preference). It was even better after being the fridge for a day or two.
I know, that combo is surprising, but totally delicious. I like to add extra juice to make recipe go farther. It tends to disappear quickly around here. 🙂