Description
Cool Jamie Oliver gazpacho combines fresh summer vegetables with zesty Mediterranean flavors. Spanish-inspired chilled soup delivers refreshing nutrition you can enjoy on warm afternoons.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups (1.4 kg) ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 2 cups (480 ml) tomato juice or 1 (15-oz/425 g) can of crushed tomatoes
- ¼ cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped
- 1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 2 tbsps chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsps chopped fresh chives
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tsps sugar
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 6 drops of Tabasco sauce
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously chop tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, bell pepper, and celery into uniform, small pieces. Mince garlic and finely chop parsley and chives to release their aromatic essence.
- Blending: Combine chopped vegetables with tomato juice, red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, kosher salt, black pepper, and Tabasco sauce in a non-reactive mixing bowl. Blend using an immersion or countertop blender until reaching desired consistency – either smooth or with subtle vegetable texture.
- Seasoning: Taste and fine-tune flavor profile by carefully adjusting salt, pepper, sugar, or hot sauce to create a perfectly balanced gazpacho that tantalizes the palate.
- Chilling: Transfer gazpacho to a sealed container and refrigerate for 3-4 hours or overnight. This resting period allows ingredients to harmonize, deepening the soup’s complex flavor dimensions. Serve thoroughly chilled, optionally garnished with fresh herb sprinkles.
Notes
- Knife Skills Matter: Uniformly chopping vegetables ensures consistent texture and even flavor distribution throughout the gazpacho.
- Blending Technique Impacts Texture: Pulse blender for a chunky gazpacho or blend completely for a smooth soup – control the consistency to match your preference.
- Chill for Flavor Depth: Refrigerating for 3-4 hours or overnight allows ingredients to marry, intensifying the soup’s complex flavor profile and creating a more harmonious taste.
- Taste and Adjust: Always taste and incrementally season with salt, pepper, sugar, or hot sauce to personalize the gazpacho’s flavor balance to your exact liking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Spanish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg