White Gazpacho with Almonds and Grapes
White Gazpacho is a cold refreshing Spanish soup made with almonds, sweet grapes and cool cucumbers to balance it all together.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 425kcal
Cost: $10
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2-3 ounces bread, such as baguette day old and 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
- Tear up the bread and soak in a bowl of water for about 10 minutes.
- In a food processor, blend the almonds until as fine as possible. You can blanch the almonds beforehand 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, such as adding more salt or vinegar, if necessary.
- Pour gazpacho 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 the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours. When ready to serve, garnish with lemon zest, cayenne and grapes.
Notes
- Use Fresh Produce: Because this is a chilled soup that uses uncooked ingredients, use the freshest produce you can find for the best flavor.
- Freeze the Grapes: And add the frozen grapes to the chilled soup to keep it cold.
- Keep it Cold: 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
- White gazpacho holds up well for a day or 2.
- I would not recommend freezing this, just chill very well before serving
Nutrition
Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 267mg | Potassium: 590mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 4mg