Summer Gazpacho
Author: OMG Lifestyle Blog
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 2 hours
Total time: 2 hours 30 mins
Serve this delicious cold soup as a starter to a summer dinner party or with a sandwich for lunch or casual supper.
Ingredients
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño, seeded and minced
  • 1 small onion, coarsely chopped
  • ⅓ cup packed parsley leaves
  • 2½ pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup low sodium tomato juice
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 avocado, chopped for garnish
  • sour cream for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a food processor, finely chop, but do not puree, the cucumber, green pepper and jalapeño. To accomplish this, it's best to pulse slowly. Pour into a large bowl.
  3. Continue and do the same to the onion and parsley, finely chopping. Add to the cucumber mixture bowl.
  5. Add tomatoes to processor and puree. Add to the bowl along with tomato juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic and salt. Stir well. Refrigerate for several hours before serving. You can also refrigerate your soup bowls and serve soup chilled.
  7. Garnish gazpacho with sour cream and chopped avocado.
Recipe by OMG Lifestyle Blog at https://omglifestyle.com/delicious-summer-gazpacho/