Soup is my favorite thing to make regardless of the season – it’s comfy and cozy in the fall and winter, but just because it’s 100 degrees outside now doesn’t mean I don’t crave soup in the summer. Enter: gazpacho.
This one is extra healthy (and bikini-season-friendly) because it’s made with green juice as the base. Since working on these recipes, with Evolution Fresh, I’ve been inspired to incorporate more green juices into my cooking. I got this idea by reading the ingredient list for their Sweet Greens and Ginger cold-pressed juice. It’s full of cucumber, apple, and ginger (among other greens), and sounded like the start of a really refreshing gazpacho. To that, I added yellow tomatoes, a drizzle of good olive oil and sherry vinegar. Sometimes gazpacho recipes call for stale bread to create a creamier soup, but I like to blend in blanched almonds or raw cashews instead.
This soup comes together in about 5 minutes. Blend it, taste it, chill it. Like all soups, it tastes great the next day. I love to eat this one for lunch with avocado toast or a big salad.
Cucumber Apple Green Gazpacho
- 1 large English cucumber
- 1 small green apple
- 1 cup Evolution Fresh Sweet Greens and Ginger
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more serving
- 2 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 small yellow tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup blanched almonds or pine nuts
- generous amount of sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- optional: ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- Blend all ingredients together. Season liberally with salt and pepper, and serve with a drizzle of olive oil.
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Any ideas on how to make this now that the juice used is no longer being sold?
Nevermind- for some reason, I just didn’t see it on the company website. Would still like an original version, though, since availability in my area is limited.
Hi Rachel, here are two other cucumber soups that are newer recipes using available ingredients. I hope you enjoy one of these:
https://dailycove.info/cold-cucumber-soup/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr%3E https://dailycove.info/cucumber-gazpacho/%3C/a%3E (you can use any type of olive oil in this recipe)
ihave made watermelon gazpacho all summer but when I passed a crabapple tree longing to be picked I made an apple gazpacho. It was very tart so I added a bit of honey tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, oil ,sage ( because I had some left over from roast goat last week) and garlic it turned out well tho I didn’t really measure so may never be able to make it again!
Skimmed through your posts and when I got to this one I can’t keep myself from making some kind of green smoothie! Nice with some new inspiration of what fits well together. Thank you!
This is on my must make list ! I invite you to share at my Thursday Hop ( you can link up through Sat midnight) xo
This looks so fresh and summery! I’ll have to give this one a shot. Lovely work
I love this combination of flavors! I still have a hard time getting into the whole cold soup thing, but I might try this warmed up 😉
I love gazpacho! My favorite one is the watermelon gazpacho I make almost every day on summer. Yours have such a nice color! I will add this recipe to my gazpacho list. 🙂
I’m loving these fruity gazpacho recipes I’m seeing this summer. They’re such a refreshing change from the typical gazpacho, aren’t they?
This looks so refreshing!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
Mhmhmhm yummy! This looks amazing! So healthy and fresh! I really have to try it. Beautiful photos and the most awesome colorful website at all. Greetings from Germany Nina
thanks Nina!
This looks seriously yummy!! I will be trying this one for sure!!
Danielle
http://www.blushblossom.com
Your gazpacho looks amazing! I love the color! And great idea adding almonds to make it creamier – you’re right, this is extra healthy 🙂
gah!!! these look incredible! Thanks for recipe!
Where can I purchase this juice in the Westchester County and/or Putnam County area OR
in the Danbury, CT area?
They’re at Whole Foods & Starbucks (I’ve seen them at other natural grocery stores too).
3 years later and the link to the juice is no longer active. I am reading your blog from very far abroad where I can’t get this particular juice. Could you reveal the ingredients of the juice so I can hunt for / make something similar? Would be very much appreciated.
Wow–this looks amazing. Going to try to make this tomorrow.
What type of blender do you use/recommend? I’m thinking about treating myself to a Blendtec or Vitamix in the near future.
Hi Julie, I really like my vitamix – I’ve never used a Blendtec but I think they’re really similar – both great.
Vitamix is better
I can’t go without gazpacho in the summer and I’ve never seen a variation quite like this one. It looks like an winner – really appreciate that there’s no bread in this recipe and I love the cucumber, apple, ginger combo and that yellow-green color. Seeing as this Evolution drink is definitely not available here in Switzerland I think I could substitute either water or my lemon water kefir, or my own ginger spinach juice when I make it.
you might have convinced me to give gazpacho a chance! I can’t really get into the idea of cold soups… especially when they’re super heavy on the tomatoes, but maybe with a little cucumber and apple I’ll change my mind!
Mmmm. This looks mucho refreshing. I swear I have actually tried to emulate your olive oil drizzle before because it’s untouchable and I love the idea of using green juice as a base.