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Green Cucumber Gazpacho

Green Cucumber Gazpacho

This beautiful green bowl of deliciousness is a cooling, refreshing, chilled cucumber soup called Gazpacho.

With bell peppers, spinach, herbs, lemon juice, spices and yogurt for that creamy hit, it is a perfect summer coolant and an absolutely light and refreshing meal appetizer too.

Course Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Portugal, Spanish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Author Vanitha Bhat

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups chopped English cucumbers
  • 1/3 cup chopped green bell peppers
  • Handful of green onion or chives
  • A few mint leaves
  • A handful of baby spinach
  • 2 tablespoons of cilantro or coriander leaves
  • 1-2 green chilies/jalapenos/Serrano peppers
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 small shallot
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • ¼ cup yogurt
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp cumin powder

OPTIONAL TOPPING INGREDIENTS

  • Chopped tomatoes seeds removed
  • Croutons
  • Drizzle of olive oil
  • Crushed red pepper
  • Sliced cucumbers
  • Cilantro
  • Mint leaves

Instructions

  1. Gather the ingredients and prep or chop to make blending easy.
  2. Chop English cucumbers into small cubes.
  3. If using other variety, you can peel and chop.
  4. Dice green peppers or capsicum and onion.
  5. Chop other ingredients like green onion, mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies etc.
  6. Add all the ingredients into a high powered blender jar

  7. Pour in ¼ cup of yogurt and a ½ teaspoon lemon juice along with ½ tsp cumin powder and salt to taste.

  8. Blend to a fine puree.
  9. Do a taste test and if needed, add chilies, salt, lemon juice etc.
  10. Transfer to a bowl and chill in refrigerator for at least 2-4 hours.
  11. Just before serving, transfer to serving bowls, garnish with your choice of toppings and dig in!

Recipe Notes

  • If thick gazpacho is your choice, then feel free to blend in a few chunks of soft bread slices to thicken the soup. My family loves it thin, so did not add any bread
  • Adjust the amount of chilies according to personal taste.
  • You can add any kind of herbs you like…be it dill leaves, coriander leaves, mint leaves etc.
  • I have added spinach to add depth of color and additional nutrition.
  • Yogurt too is optional. Just lemon juice or even some white wine or apple cider vinegar too is fine.
  • For more added nutrition and thickness, you can add an avocado.
  • Make it thick or thin by thinning it out with water.
  • A very forgiving and customizable recipe but absolutely delicious in summers, spring or any time you want to slurp this green deliciousness!
  • Enjoy and Happy Eating!