5 from 105 votes
Traditional Gazpacho Recipe
Traditional Gazpacho is a chilled Spanish soup made from a mix of fresh diced vegetables blended with tomato juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, and seasonings. It offers a refreshing, smooth texture with a balanced tang and subtle heat from hot sauce, garnished with sour cream and chives for a creamy finish and freshness.
Prep Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
139 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine:
Spanish
Ingredients
- 3 celery diced, stalks
- 1 cucumber diced, seedless hot-house cucumber with skin on
- 1 zucchini , diced
- ¾ onion diced, whole medium red, red onion implied
- 4 cups tomato juice such as V-8
- 2 cloves garlic , pressed or minced
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil or grapeseed oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce Chohula or other, to taste
- 1 tablespoon celery salt
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 6 tomato diced, cocktail or campari
- salt Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly ground
- ¼ cup sour cream
- chives fresh, for garnish
Instructions
- In the bowl of a food processor or in a blender, combine half of the celery, cucumber, zucchini, red onion and 2 cups of the tomato juice with the pressed or minced garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, hot sauce, celery salt, and garlic salt.
- Pulse all of ingredients until well blended. Add the rest of the tomato juice and pulse to mix.
- Add the celery, cucumber, zucchini, and the diced tomatoes and pulse once or twice. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and adjust the hot sauce to taste.
- Chill the soup for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Serve the soup with a drizzle of the sour cream that has been thinned with a bit of water. Top with fresh chopped chives.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
139kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
4mg
(1%)
Sodium
1858mg
(77%)
Potassium
656mg
(14%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
1461IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 139kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 1858mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 656mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 1461IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.