Cold gazpacho soup came to us from Spain,and has since become a favorite of many people. Only raw ingredients are used to prepare this soup. There are many gazpacho recipes, but its main ingredients are celery, cucumbers, garlic, bell peppers, tomatoes, olive oil and vinegar. Making gazpacho involves chopping all the ingredients used in the recipe. The consistency of this soup should resemble a thick drink or a liquid salad. There are three types of gazpacho: green, red and white. There are many versions of how gazpacho came about. Some claim that the first people to come up with the recipe for cold soup were Spanish drovers who did not use tomatoes in their soup. This is very likely true, because tomatoes were not used in cooking until after Columbus discovered America. Some claim that the gazpacho recipe originally came from the Romans living in Spain. Whatever they say, each of these nations agrees that this soup is more than 2 thousand years old and is the most famous soup in the world.

Varieties of gazpacho soup

As already mentioned above, gazpacho comes inred, white and green. Tomatoes make this soup red. When processing tomatoes in a blender, do it at high speed and before adding oil. Then the soup will retain its red color without orange hues. Gazpacho becomes green when adding herbs such as basil, mint, cilantro, parsley, lettuce and green bell peppers. With such an assortment of greens, tomatoes are powerless and cannot give a tomato color. Tomatoes are not used in white gazpacho. Pine nuts or blanched almonds are added to it.

Classic recipes for gazpacho

Tomato Gazpacho To prepare this soup you will need:

• 6 pcs. tomato (medium size);
• 2 cucumbers;
• 1 red bell pepper;
• 1 small onion;
• 2 slices of white bread (yesterday's);
• 2 cloves garlic;
• 100 g of olive oil;
• vinegar or lemon juice;
• mineral water;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

Garlic must be cut and put into a mortar. There also add half a teaspoon of salt and thoroughly chop until a homogeneous mixture. Then add broken bread and rub until smooth. After the first piece of bread is crushed, add a little olive oil and mix thoroughly. Then add the rest of the bread and grind. As a result, a thin mixture will be obtained. If there is no mortar and only fresh bread is available, then the garlic can be squeezed through the press, and the bread should be soaked for a while in mineral water. Then beat the garlic with bread, adding salt and olive oil. Another bread can be replaced with breadcrumbs, only without additives.

Tomatoes need to be washed and peeled. For this they pour boiling water for a couple of minutes. After that, the peel will be easily removed. Then the tomatoes should be cut into 4 parts and chopped into a blender.

Cucumbers peel and cut into thick rings.

Pepper should be cleaned of seeds, cut into large pieces. Then add them together with cucumbers to tomatoes.

All these ingredients rub in mashed potatoes and set aside for a while.

At this time, cut the onion and add to the mashed potatoes, andagain grind everything in a blender. Onions for Spanish gazpacho soup is better to take sweet. If there is not such a bow, then you can take a regular bulb and give it boiling water or hold it for 10 minutes in vinegar. This cooking of onions will help to get rid of unnecessary bitterness.

Then mix the vegetable mixture in a non-oxidizingcapacity and begin the final stage of preparation of the recipe for cold soup gazpacho. Now in the resulting vegetable puree you need to add a mixture of garlic, olive oil and bread. Mix everything again. If desired, you can add more salt and vinegar. Vinegar is best used apple or wine.

Many cooks argue that the recipe for this soupmore like a drink. But it depends on your desire, you can add more butter and bread, and you will get a soup, and if you add less and then add mineral water, you will get a drink. The final touch that is included in the preparation of the recipe for cold gazpacho soup is diluting it with water. You can add water until you get the desired consistency. Then put the resulting dish in the refrigerator for half an hour. In hot weather, you can add ice to the soup.

Recipes of gazpacho vegetable soup

Green gazpacho recipe To prepare this Spanish cold soup, you will need:

• 1 piece of white bread, preferably stale;
• 2 medium cucumber;
• 1 green bell pepper;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• a bunch of parsley;
• 1 tbsp. l. white dry wine;
• half a glass of cold boiled water;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation:

From the bread it is necessary to cut all the crusts, soak the pulp in cold boiled water and then squeeze.

Cucumbers with pepper washed. With cucumbers peel the peel, and remove the seeds from the pepper. Garlic clean. Cucumbers and peppers cut into small pieces. Wash the parsley and chop.

Press pressed bread into a blender. Add peppers, cucumbers, parsley and garlic.

Do not stop whipping, add wine, oil and water. All salt and pepper. Shake again.

The resulting soup to put in the fridge, and before serving, pour on cups or glasses. As an ornament you can use slices of cucumbers.

White gazpacho soup To prepare this dish, you need:

• 110 g ground almonds;
• 4 slices of white bread;
• 2 cloves garlic;
• 100 ml of olive oil;
• 1 tsp. salts;
• 50 ml of red wine vinegar.

Preparation:

In the food processor, beat the ground almonds,garlic and salt. Bread without crust soak for a few seconds in cold water, then squeeze. Add bread to the rest of the ingredients in the combine and beat until smooth. Without turning off the engine, slowly pour in the olive oil and wine vinegar.

Then pour the ice water into the resulting mass (100ml). After, whisk, add more cold water (900 ml). If necessary, season and pass through a sieve. Cool and serve, decorating with green grapes.

Multicolored gazpacho This soup is made from:

• 5 tomatoes;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• a bunch of greenery;
• 3 cucumbers;
• 1 green bell pepper;
• half of the onion head;
• salts;
• black pepper;
• toast.

Preparation:

Tomatoes, black pepper, garlic and salt must be beaten in a blender and poured into a bowl. Then remove the refrigerator for an hour and a half.

Peel the cucumbers from the peel. Then greens, Bulgarian pepper, salt and cucumbers beat in a combine till a homogeneous mass. Pour into a container and put in the refrigerator for an hour and a half.

Bread cut into cubes and fry.

Then, alternately pour cucumber and tomato mixture into the bowl. From above you can decorate with greens and croutons.

Recipes of gazpacho fruit soup

Strawberry Gazpacho For this soup you will need:

• 1.2 kg of strawberry;
• 3 pcs. passion fruit;
• 250 gr. raspberries;
• 2 nectarines;
• 85 grams of sugar;
• 100 ml of white dry wine;
• 6 leaves of fresh mint.

Preparation:

Strawberries must be washed and cleaned of tails. 200 gr. postpone, and the rest of the mashed potatoes with sugar. The resulting mixture is passed through a sieve and added wine.

Cut the passion fruit into two. Seeds of it add to the mashed potatoes.

Nectarines and the remaining strawberries finely chopped andadd together with raspberry in a strawberry mass. Cover the bowl and put it in the refrigerator until it is served on the table. Before serving a ready soup, decorate it with mint.

Watermelon gazpacho soup with basil To prepare it you will need:

• 8 tbsp. pulp of watermelon;
• 1 cucumber;
• half of red bell pepper;
• 1/4 tbsp. crushed basil leaves;
• 1/4 tbsp. chopped parsley;
• 3 tbsp. l. red wine vinegar;
• 2 tbsp. l. shallots;
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil;
• salt to taste.

Preparation:

In a large bowl, mix the slicedcubes of pulp of watermelon, diced Bulgarian pepper, peeled and cut into cubes cucumber, parsley, basil, chopped shallots, vinegar and olive oil.

3 tbsp. This mixture must be ground in a blender and poured into a bowl to the remaining ingredients. Salt to taste.

Fruit gazpacho with cream To prepare this dish you will need:

• 200 gr. strawberries;
• 200 gr. raspberries;
• 100 gr. cream 25%;
• 2 tsp. vanilla sugar;
• 1 tsp. creamy liqueur;
• maple syrup to taste;
• tabasco to taste;
• fresh mint.

Preparation:

Strawberry with raspberries is chopped in a blender.

Add the syrup and a couple drops of Tabasco.

Pour out the glasses.

Beat cream with sugar and liqueur.

Add to the strawberry-crimson mass and decorate with mint leaves. Before serving, refrigerate.

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