Gazpacho
A chilled tomato soup made with fresh vegetables, garlic, and olive oil, served with crispy white bread croutons.
- Time
- 1 h 20 min
- Serving
- 322 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $2.46
- Protein
- 9 g
Ingredients
- 1 Tomatoes≈ $4.67 per kg 300 g
- 2 Cucumbers≈ $3.67 per kg 100 g
- 3 Bell peppers≈ $6.00 per kg 80 g
- 4 Onions≈ $1.60 per kg 20 g
- 5 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 2 g
- 6 Olive oil 12 ml
- 7 Vinegar 9% 5 ml
- 8 White breadpack 350 g ≈ $1.44 40 g
- 9 Salt 2 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Score tomatoes1 in a cross, scald with boiling water for 1 minute, peel, and chop into 2 cm chunks. Peel cucumber2: chop half into small cubes for garnish, dice the rest roughly.
Seed the bell3 pepper, peel and chop the onion4 and garlic5 roughly.
Soak half the bread in 2 tablespoons of water for 5 minutes. Cut the remaining bread into cubes and toast in a dry pan for 3 minutes until crisp.
Blend tomatoes1, bell3 pepper, onion4, garlic5, roughly diced cucumber2, and soaked bread with olive oil, vinegar, and salt for 2–3 minutes until smooth.
Transfer to a bowl and chill in the fridge for 60 minutes; stir before serving and adjust salt if needed.
Ladle into bowls, top with cucumber2 cubes and croutons.
Tips
- Why it works
- Pour boiling water over tomatoes to loosen skins for faster, cleaner peeling. Skip this and you’ll struggle to remove tough patches.
- Substitutions
- Use 100g zucchini instead of bell pepper for a milder taste. Replace vinegar with 5ml lemon juice for a sharper tang.
- Common mistakes
- Overblending turns it pasty. Stop when smooth but still slightly textured. It’ll thicken more as it chills.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps 3 days in the fridge. Reheat by stirring in 10g olive oil and 10ml water, then blending briefly. It’s best cold.
- Serve with
- Pair with a slice of crusty bread and a simple green salad for a light summer lunch.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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