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How to Make Gazpacho

Published: Oct 30, 2017 · Modified: Dec 11, 2024 by Kit · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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When we were in Barcelona, we ate gazpacho almost every day. It was early October and the weather was still warm and sunny, and chilled gazpacho became my go-to lunch. I love gazpacho because it is so refreshing, the combination of the fresh tomato and cucumber is simply wonderful. I made it home from Europe just in time to get some end of season tomatoes, and I took on the last of learning how to make gazpacho. Luckily, gazpacho is incredibly easy to prepare and customize based on your individual flavor preferences.

Don’t confuse gazpacho for tomato soup, even though the two are similar. Gazpacho is made with raw fresh tomatoes, the tomatoes are only put in boiling water for a few seconds so that you can peel skin off the tomatoes. Tomato soup is made with cooked tomatoes and has a richer deeper flavor. Since gazpacho isn’t cooked, it is super fast to prepare. The most time consuming part of this recipe is peeling and removing the seeds from the tomatoes. This is important because peeling the tomatoes and removing the seeds gives the gazpacho a smooth consistency. The seeds can also give gazpacho a slightly bitter taste. The task of seeding and peeling the tomatoes takes about 15 minutes, but once that is done the preparation time is just a couple minutes.

I like my gazpacho to be on the thicker side, but you can thin it with more tomato juice if you like. The cucumber gives the gazpacho a fresh flavor, while the cayennes gives the gazpacho a tiny kick of heat the end. You can add more cayenne if you want a spicier gazpacho.

Some restaurants served gazpacho just with a simple swirl of olive oil on top, while other restaurants served the gazpacho with cubed avocado, micro greens, diced onion, red pepper, or croutons.

If you have extra gazpacho, it does freeze very well.

How to Make Gazpacho

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 fist sized Tomatoes
  • 1 large Cucumber
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon Cumin
  • 3 shakes of Cayanne
  • ¼ a Red Onion
  • the juice from 1 Lime
  • 1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar
  • 2 cloves of Garlic
  • thin with Tomato Juice
  • Garnish with olive oil black pepper, and croutons

Instructions

  • Start by peeling the tomatoes. To do this, cut small "x"s in the bottom of the tomatoes - you just want the cut to be deep enough to break the skin of the tomato. Remove the stems. Bring a pot of water to a boil, and prepare an ice bath. Place the tomatoes in the boiling water for 30-60 seconds, until the skin begins to peel. Then place the tomatoes in an ice bath for 5 minutes. Next, carefully peel the skin off the tomatoes.
  • To remove the seeds from the tomatoes, cut the tomatoes into quarters, hold the tomato quarters over a strainer inserted into a bowl, and push the seeds out into the strainer. Place the deseeded tomato in the bowl. Continue until all of the seeds have been removed from the tomatoes. Use a rubber spatula to push the seeds against the strainer so all of the juice goes into the bowl.
  • Peel the cucumber, slice it in half, and then use a spoon to scoop out all of the seeds from the center of the cucumber. Loosely chop the cucumber just so it will fit in a blender.
  • Place the tomato, cucumber, salt, pepper, cumin, cayenne, lime juice, sugar, and garlic into a blender. Mix until the gazpacho reaches an even consistency. Thin the gazpacho with 1-2 cups to tomato juice, until the gazpacho is as thick or thin as you desire.
  • Chill the gazpacho for 4 hours. Garnish with a swirl of olive oil, a sprinkle of ground black pepper, and some croutons.

 

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Comments

  1. Jenn Lake says

    October 30, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    The recipe turned out so well! This looks delish, and I'm confident that it pairs well with ham too : ) Have fun at trivia tonight. So bummed we're not coming!
    Reply
    • thekittchen says

      November 02, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      Thank you! I barely got to eat any of it... Charles ate it so fast!
      Reply
  2. Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says

    November 06, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    So simply and simply delicious! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner Party!
    Reply
    • thekittchen says

      November 07, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      Thanks Helen!
      Reply
  3. Em Christine says

    November 07, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    Yum! We love gazpacho! Need to give this recipe a try soon! Best, Emily http://www.fortuitousfoodies.com
    Reply
    • thekittchen says

      November 07, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      Isn't gazpacho the best? Go glad to hear that you are a fan. Thanks Em!
      Reply
  4. Miz Helen says

    November 13, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    I will be pinning this delicious Gazpacho! Your post is awesome and thanks so much for sharing it with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week and come back to see us real soon! Miz Helen
    Reply

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