3.5 from 145 votes
Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho
This Heirloom Tomato Gazpacho is a chilled vegetable soup highlighting the pure flavors of various colored heirloom tomatoes. The tomatoes are blended separately with olive oil, sherry vinegar, and garlic, then chilled. Fresh minced cucumber, bell peppers, red onion, and black olives add texture and bursts of color. Served cold with herb and jalapeño garnish, it offers a refreshing balance of tangy, savory, and mildly spicy notes in a light, smooth consistency, perfect for warm weather.
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
305 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 heirloom tomatoes or 8 small to medium tomatoes, large assorted
- 8 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 4 Tbsp sherry vinegar or more to taste
- 4 cloves garlic (optional), peeled
- salt to taste, fresh cracked pepper
- black pepper to taste, fresh cracked pepper
- 1/2 cup cucumber I used small Persian cukes and didn't peel, finely minced
- 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper finely minced
- 1/2 cup cubanelle pepper or other sweet green pepper, pale green, finely minced
- 1/2 cup red onion finely minced
- 2 Tbsp black olives finely minced
Garnish
- cilantro leaves
- basil leaves
- jalapeño thinly sliced
Instructions
- Work with each color tomato separately. Cut the tomato in large chunks and add to a food processor or high speed blender. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and one garlic clove, if using. Blend until smooth. Add salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste. Do this with all four of your tomatoes and then refrigerate the purees until they are nice and cold before serving.
- When ready to serve, put some of the minced cuke, onion, and pepper in the bottom of each of 4 small bowls. Fill each bowl with gazpacho, and then top with a contrasting color of cuke, pepper, onion, or olives.
- Serve cold, garnished with fresh herbs and jalapeno slices. I like more cracked pepper, too.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cup
Calories
305kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
21g
(105%)
Sodium
73mg
(3%)
Potassium
462mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
2018IU
(40%)
Vitamin C
92mg
(102%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 305
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 305kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Sodium | 73mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 462mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2018IU | 40% |
| Vitamin C | 92mg | 102% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.