Chilled Tomato Gazpacho

Submitted by Gay Gilmore

"The best summer soup ever."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 cups tomato juice
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 medium bell pepper, minced
• 2 teaspoons honey (optional)
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled seeded and minced
• 2 scallions, minced
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1 lime, juice of
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped tarragon
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄4 cup minced fresh parsley
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• cayenne, to taste
• 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
2. Refrigerate til ready to serve.

Reviews

[Judi Caston]

Very good Gazpacho recipe, I processed most of the veggies in this recipe in a food processor, in stages, so as not to make the consistency too mushy. I also upped the amount of cumin to a generous teaspoon, and added a minced jalapeno pepper, zesty and delicious!

 

[SaraFish]

Oh my goodness - this is fabulous! I also processed most of the veggies (and kept out a small handful of each first - to add later). I didn't have red wine vinegar so I subbed 4 tablespoons of red wine vinagrette salad dressing and left out the olive oil. I used dried basil and dried tarragon but fresh parsley. I added a scant teaspoon of salt, 1/4 t of pepper and 1/8 t cayenne plus a few dashes of tabasco and it was seasoned beautifully. And best of all - hang on to your hats - I used CANNED tomatoes!! I know, I know....purist gazpacho chefs will hate me....but it was excellent! I used one 16 ounce can of peeled, diced tomatoes with juice. Delicious!

 

[Bimmerknut]

This is a wonderfully delightful gazpacho recipe. I only added my own personal preferences to complete this dish. First was my all-time favorite herb which is cilantro and secondly I garnished with some diced avocado. Superb! Delicioso!

 

[Pebbles]

This is a wonderful blend of flavors and textures. I love it! I used V-8, and also added some chopped celery and radishes because I like extra crunch. I also used canned t omatoes, because the ones in the store are yukky and wayyyyy to costly. Thanks!

 

[Duffyanne]

This is GREAT! My DH and I both love this soup. We have been taking a small serving as part of our lunch each day this week (this is a great option for lunch especially as the warmer months approach-no warming required!) We like it so much that we are considering eliminating the rest of the lunch and increasing the serving of this WONDERFUL soup. Thank you for posting this great recipe!