Gazpacho is the end-all, be-all of chilled soups and this is our very best recipe for making it at home.
Updated November 10, 2024
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Summer’s bounty is in full swing, and if you, like me, have more tomatoes ripening on the vine than you can eat in salads or BLTs, try this gazpacho.
What Is Gazpacho?
Gazpacho is a classic cold Spanish soup, perfect for sweltering summer days. It’s traditionally made with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and garlic. For this version, we are including even more fresh garden vegetables and spicing up the soup with some Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce.
Make sure you use only the best, freshest ingredients for this soup.
For a California spin, top the soup with some chopped avocado, and serve it with crusty bread.
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
How to Store Gazpacho
Gazpacho should stay fresh, refrigerated in an airtight non-reactive container, for 2 to 3 days. We don’t recommend freezing this soup, as fresh tomatoes tend not to freeze well.
More Gazpacho Recipes to Try
Gazpachos are made in a variety of delicious ways. Often they’re tomato-forward, such as in this recipe, but sometimes tomatoes share center stage with other fresh ingredients, like watermelon. Some gazpachos aren’t made with any tomatoes at all, such as white gazpacho, a chilled soup made with bread, blanched almonds, green grapes, cucumbers, olive oil, and garlic. Give our gazpacho variations a try!
- White Gazpacho
- Watermelon Gazpacho
- Gazpacho with Avocado and Corn
The Best Things to Serve with Gazpacho
- No Knead Bread
- Cheesy Jalapeño Pull Bread
- Homemade Tortilla Chips
- Grilled Shrimp Tacos With Mango Avocado Salsa
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6 ripe tomatoes (about 3 pounds), peeled and chopped (about 6 cups)
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1 red onion, finely chopped
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1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped
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1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
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2 ribs celery, chopped
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1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
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1 clove garlic, minced
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2 cups tomato juice, or 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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1/4 cup red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
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1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
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1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (omit for vegan or vegetarian option)
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2 teaspoons sugar, or more to taste
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Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
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6 or more drops Tabasco sauce to taste
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Blend the gazpacho to preferred texture:
Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Use an immersion blender or blend in batches in a blender to desired smoothness. We prefer our gazpacho somewhat chunky, so only pulse a few times in the blender.
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer
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Season and chill:
Adjust the seasonings to taste with more salt, pepper, sugar, or Tabasco.
Place in a non-reactive container (tomatoes are acidic) to store. Chill several hours or overnight to allow the flavors to blend.
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| Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
|---|---|
| 105 | Calories |
| 7g | Fat |
| 10g | Carbs |
| 2g | Protein |
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| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 8 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 105 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| 7g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat 1g | 5% |
| 0mg | 0% |
| 217mg | 9% |
| 10g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 7% |
| Total Sugars 6g | |
| 2g | |
| Vitamin C 78mg | 388% |
| Calcium 31mg | 2% |
| Iron 1mg | 5% |
| Potassium 447mg | 10% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
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