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Gazpacho – Authentic Spanish Family Recipe

Last Updated on March 1, 2018 By Vicky 3 Comments

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An authentic Spanish family recipe for the world famous gazpacho – the no cook cold blender tomato soup from Spain! 

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This is a Spanish recipe, which I got from my senora in Spain. In case you’re not familiar with it, gazpacho is a tomato based summer soup, served cold, with various diced toppings.

My senora always served it with hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, and onions, and that’s how I make it. I remember sitting at her dining room table, paper and pencil in hand, scribbling down this recipe in mixed English and Spanish. My senora was showing me the proportions of the ingredients with her hands, which somehow led me to list the ingredients in quite an interesting fashion – such as 3 dimes worth of oregano (how odd). Yep that is literally how she would tell me the quantities of the ingredients. There was no getting this woman to use measuring cups or spoons – she would not hear of it.

Don’t worry – I have translated the quantities into standard amounts by now. I’m actually surprised I’ve held on to that piece of paper all these years – my usual habit is to write things down on random scraps and instantly lose track of them. Thankfully, although the piece of paper is torn and stained by now, it still shows the full recipe.

I absolutely love this soup, it’s refreshing, crisp, just perfect for the hot weather, but it’s not for everyone (D isn’t a fan). I made this while I was home in Massachusetts – per my mom’s request – and it was delicious. So I suggest you try it and see how you feel about cold summer soups. I wish the photo had turned out better — it absolutely does not portray the deliciousness of the soup at all! One last note, are you wondering why it’s not the color of V8? O that’s because if you make fresh squeezed/blended tomato juice/puree it is actually pinkish in color and not the deep red color that V8 tomato juice is.

For other Spanish recipes ideas be sure to try my tortilla espanola, mixed paella, and avocado gazpacho!

Let me know what you think of this classic Spanish gazpacho in the comments below!

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Gazpacho
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Authentic Spanish Gazpacho - A cold soup perfect for hot summer days.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: Spanish
Servings: 4
Calories: 270 kcal
Author: Vicky Berman
Ingredients
  • 3-4 hard boiled eggs chopped (omit for vegan version)
  • 1 English cucumber peeled and chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 pounds tomatoes peeled
  • 1 small green pepper thinly sliced
  • 2-3 teaspoons oregano
  • salt pepper to taste
  • small piece of day old French baguette a piece the size of your palm, torn into smaller pieces (use gluten free bread for gluten free version)
  • 1-2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3/4-1 cup water
  • 1/4-1/2 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Instructions
  1. In a blender place tomatoes, bread, water, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, green pepper, and oregano. Blend until smooth.
  2. Serve cold with chopped onion, hard boiled egg and cucumber sprinkled on top.
Nutrition Facts
Gazpacho
Amount Per Serving
Calories 270 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 139mg46%
Sodium 100mg4%
Potassium 812mg23%
Carbohydrates 20g7%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 2290IU46%
Vitamin C 59.3mg72%
Calcium 88mg9%
Iron 2.1mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Ana_IloveTdP says

    January 6, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    This is my favourite cold soup!!!

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    • AvocadoPesto says

      January 11, 2012 at 9:21 am

      Mine too!

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  2. Nancy says

    March 26, 2018 at 1:47 pm

    5 stars
    Healthy food. My family will love this!

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