Refreshing Gazpacho Soup

[Saviolo]

So, it's still stupidly hot here, so we wanted to make a couple of cool recipes that wouldn't require us to turn the oven on! This week we did a nice cool and refreshing gazpacho soup! This is a vegetable soup with a tomato base that is typically served cold. This recipe is also vegan if you omit the Worcestershire sauce.

Now, ours came out very spicy because we finely chopped a whole habanero in there. You can control the heat and flavour profile very easily just with a personalized mix of veggies, different kinds of peppers, or omitting the hot pepper entirely. You might also use red or yellow bell pepper in this, but I find that I don't like that flavour combination as much! There are also some recipes that call for a little (or a lot!) of vinegar, which you can use in place of the lemon juice, but we prefer the freshness and zing of the fresh squeezed lemon juice in this.

[irisblue]

1. Gazpacho

Our Tomato guru, NRaleighLiberal has posted a gazpacho recipe in the Recipe Collection up thread. I'm looking forward to trying yours. 🍽

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Try these with your gazpacho:

I call them Parmesan chips.

Take a ciabatta roll and slice it into the thinnest slices you can manage. Lay slices (or chips) on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and good Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or more for extra crispness.

Make ahead and store in airtight container.

Mmm...gazpacho!