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    Home » Recipes » Latin + South American Recipes

    White Gazpacho with Grapes and Almonds

    Published: Jul 15, 2021 by Samantha Ferraro · This post may contain affiliate links · 22 Comments

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    But have you ever had white gazpacho? Now don't get me wrong, I will take a tomato gazpacho any day and this is another traditional gazpacho that is smooth, creamy and incredibly refreshing. Gazpacho blanco is made with almonds, sweet grapes, cool cucumbers and a bit of spice to balance it all together. The bright simple colors are beautiful and the flavors are perfectly layered.

    This easy to whip up and incredibly refreshing White Gazpacho is made with nutty almonds, sweet grapes and cool cucumbers to balance it all together for a perfectly cool summer soup.

    White Gazpacho AKA Ajo Blanco

    "Ajo Blano" is also what this white gazpacho is called meaning "white garlic" and is filled with delicious flavors of almonds, sweet grapes and traditional vinegar and bread. Both the bread and almonds help "thicken" the soup, but because I was craving something smooth, I moved the puree through a fine sieve, which holds all the nut pieces and grape skins.  To garnish, I added bright lemon zest, thin slivers of green grape , fresh mint and a pinch of cayenne. The balance of the sweet, bright and spicy is out of this world.

    White Gazpacho is a cold refreshing Spanish soup made with almonds, sweet grapes and cool cucumbers to balance it all together.

    A Few Gazpacho Making Tips

    A few tips when making this white gazpacho, or any gazpacho really. Chill, chill chill. The colder the soup, the better and more refreshing it is! if you have the time, pour some of the soup in ice cube trays to freeze and add those to the soup before serving. You can also freeze grapes which are absolutely delicious and if you don't snack on them before they run out, add that to the soup mixture or as garnish to keep it cool.

    White Gazpacho is a cold refreshing Spanish soup made with almonds, sweet grapes and cool cucumbers to balance it all together.

    More Gazpacho Recipes to Try:

    • Silky Smooth Tomato Gazpacho
    • Yellow Tomato Gazpacho

    White Gazpacho with Almonds and Grapes

    Samantha Ferraro

    LittleFerraroKitchen.com

    5 from 22 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Chill Time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins
    Course Appetizer, Main Course
    Cuisine Spanish
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 425 kcal

    Equipment

    Food Processor

    Ingredients
     
     

    • ½ small loaf of day old Italian or French bread roughly torn
    • 1 cup almonds (blanched prefered but not necessary)
    • 2 cups green grapes
    • ¼ sweet onion roughly chopped
    • 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped
    • 1 yellow chile seeds removed and chopped
    • 3 Persian cucumbers peeled and chopped
    • 1 lemon zest and juice
    • ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • Olive oil
    • 1 cup Water to help thin soup (amount may vary)

    Garnish

    • Mint leaves
    • Pinch of cayenne
    • Lemon zest
    • Green grapes sliced thin

    Instructions
     

    • First, tear up the pieces of bread and soak them in a bowl with water for about 10 minutes.
    • In a food processor, blend almonds until they as are as fine as possible. You can also chose to blanch the almonds before hand and remove the skins, but it's not necessary.
    • Squeeze out the water from the bread and add that to the almonds in the food processor as well as the grapes, onion, garlic, chile, cucumbers, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper, vinegar and a good drizzle of olive oil.
    • Start with ½ cup of water and blend until everything is incorporated. Add more water as necessary (I used about 1 cup) and adjust seasoning. More salt? More vinegar, etc.
    • When done, pour a ladle of soup through a fine mesh sieve over a large bowl and use a spatula or large spoon to push the soup through. Then take the solids and blend in the food processor again and continue to strain through a sieve, extracting as much liquid as possible.
    • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours. Garnish with lemon zest, cayenne and grapes and serve.

    Notes

    White gazpacho holds up well for a day or 2. 
    If you prefer more heat, keeps seeds of the chile in the recipe. 
    I would not recommend freezing this, just chill very well before serving.
    Roughly adapted from Green Kitchen Stories

    Nutrition

    Calories: 425kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 15gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 267mgPotassium: 590mgFiber: 7gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 146mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword ajo blanco, white gazpacho recipe, white grape gazpacho
    Did you make this recipe?Let us know by leaving a comment and 5 star rating!

    This post was originally published July, 2014 and updated July 2021 with added nutritional info.

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    Comments

    1. Manu says

      July 06, 2014 at 3:28 am

      5 stars
      I love Ajo Blanco, such a classic and delicious summer recipe! And I love to eat it with grapes too! YUM!

      Reply
    2. Hezzi-D says

      July 06, 2014 at 5:08 am

      5 stars
      I would never think to put grapes into a gazpacho but the pairing of flavors sounds delicious!

      Reply
    3. Alaiyo Kiasi-Barnes says

      July 06, 2014 at 6:01 am

      5 stars
      This is quite a beautiful dish. Just looking at it makes me feel cooler. This is a wonderful addition to the Summer Chillin' lineup today!

      Alaiyo

      Reply
    4. Shannon @VillageGirlBlog says

      July 06, 2014 at 7:20 am

      5 stars
      This combination has to be the most refreshing thing ever! Sounds fabulous!!

      Reply
    5. Liz says

      July 06, 2014 at 8:47 am

      5 stars
      Someone raved about this white gazpacho...and I remember looking up the recipe! Your gorgeous photos have piqued my interest again!!!

      Reply
    6. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says

      July 06, 2014 at 8:56 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely beautiful soup. Pinned, tweeted and lusted after. 🙂

      Reply
    7. Sarah says

      July 06, 2014 at 9:10 am

      5 stars
      Never heard of white gazpacho but this is awesome!

      Reply
    8. Marion@Life Tastes Good says

      July 06, 2014 at 9:28 am

      5 stars
      Beautiful photos! I love the mix of flavors in this! I've been craving gazpacho recently, so this would be perfect!!

      Reply
    9. Betsy @ Desserts Required says

      July 06, 2014 at 9:49 am

      5 stars
      I LOVE your brilliant tip about freezing some of the soup in ice cube trays! WOOHOO!!

      Reply
    10. Marlene @Nosh My Way says

      July 06, 2014 at 10:19 am

      5 stars
      All the colors of the rainbow in a bowl of gazpacho. Yum. I love your white version. I wonder if a purple cabbage puree would fair well as a gazpacho

      Reply
    11. Tara says

      July 06, 2014 at 12:02 pm

      5 stars
      Gorgeous photos, stunning soup!!

      Reply
    12. Laura Dembowski says

      July 06, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      5 stars
      I never thought I'd like gazpacho because I'm not a big fan of tomatoes, but this sounds heavenly. I love all the flavors and how simple it is to make!

      Reply
    13. Simply Gourmet says

      July 06, 2014 at 1:56 pm

      5 stars
      The soup looks amazing. I will have to give this a try.

      Reply
    14. Julie @ Texan New Yorker says

      July 06, 2014 at 3:22 pm

      5 stars
      Beautiful! I've only had red gazpachos so far, I'm going to have to try yours, it looks wonderful!

      Reply
    15. Cheryl says

      July 06, 2014 at 7:28 pm

      5 stars
      I've never had Gazpacho, but your pictures are so pretty it makes me want to give it a try right away! HUGS

      Reply
    16. Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says

      July 06, 2014 at 9:57 pm

      5 stars
      I love that this is white! Such a gorgeous Gazpacho and the grapes are a great surprise!

      Reply
    17. Shaina says

      July 07, 2014 at 4:08 am

      5 stars
      Oh this sounds SO yummy! I've never had a white gazpacho before. What a great recipe for summer!

      Reply
    18. susan @ the wimpy vegetarian says

      July 07, 2014 at 8:40 pm

      5 stars
      I love the flavors in this soup!! Particularly the use of the grapes. I imagine this would really brighten the soup.

      Reply
    19. Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says

      July 08, 2014 at 1:08 pm

      5 stars
      That soup is stunning and sounds amazing!!

      Reply
    20. Alice says

      July 08, 2014 at 3:40 pm

      5 stars
      talk about amazing!! this looks fantastic! Can't wait to give it a try, although I'm weary on adding bread... also can't wait to see your other gazpachos! how are you going to do a rainbow one??

      Reply
      • Samantha says

        July 11, 2014 at 8:43 am

        Hi Alice...don't be weary of adding the bread. Its a traditional ingredients to help thicken the soup...but you dont have to if you really don't want to! I'm still thinking about the rainbow gazpacho..maybe layering it???

        Reply
    21. Amy Kim (@kimchi_mom) says

      July 09, 2014 at 9:12 am

      5 stars
      I love garlic and this soup sounds so good! Gorgeous photos...love the touches of green!

      Reply

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