July 7th, 2012

Cold Soup, A “Liquid Salad”, Too Hot to Cook, Gazpacho is the best Summer Soup, Recipe, Easy, Gluten Free

 

A scorcher, that’s for sure!!  101 degrees at the Delaware Beaches.  I am not kidding when I tell you that a Gazpacho would be the perfect hot summer meal. 

 

I was looking for some local vine ripe tomatoes; they burst with flavor.  Our local tomatoes, at the Delaware Beaches, are coming in and one of the first to have them is Fifer Orchards.  Even though their farm is in Camden-Wyoming, they do have a Fresh Market located on Rt. 1 North at the corner of Cullen Street, in Dewey Beach.   They looked gorgeous!!

I feel that a Gazpacho is a liquid salad.  It is so refreshing and it takes very little time to make.  The ingredients are found most everywhere. 

The Gazpacho is typically Spanish but it certainly has traveled the globe. Its origin is the South of Spain.  From Andalusia, which is in the southernmost province of Spain.  

We all have a variation of this delicious soup; mine is no different.  I sort of borrowed the recipe from a friend, Sherrie.  Then, I made it my own. 

The garnish of jumbo Maryland lump crabmeat rolled on Old Bay seasoning, definitely says Southern Delaware!!  Hope you like it.

 

Summer Gazpacho

 

3 ripe tomatoes (depending on the size you might need 4)

1 cucumber, peeled and diced

1/2 green pepper, diced

1/2 sweet onion, diced

1 cup Low Sodium V-8 Juice

2 tablespoons Olive Oil

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar (I used Pompeian red wine vinegar.)

A couple dashes of Tabasco (or maybe more)

2 teaspoons of Worcestershire Sauce

Salt (optional)

Pepper to taste

Jumbo lump crabmeat rolled on Old Bay Seasoning (My crabmeat was from Jimmy Lynn’s Seafood on 18226 Coastal Highway, Lewes, DE)

Garnish:  Diced vegetables; peppers, all colors, tomatoes, avocado, green onions, cilantro

 

Place all ingredients in the blender, except the crabmeat. 

Cover and blend until smooth.

Adjust seasonings.

Chill

Garnish, serve and enjoy!!

This recipe serves 4.  It can easily be doubled; just do it in batches.

 

Note:  In many recipes, a slice of day old bread is also added.  I have done it in the past but not this time.  Please use a gluten free bread if you decide to do so, and have to follow a gluten free diet.

This gazpacho can be just your meal but it can also be the start of a great summer dinner, as well.  Just use small bowls; it will serve about 6 people then.

 

Stay cool!!

Tags: Cold Soup, Delaware, Delaware Beaches, Easy Recipe, Fifer Orchards, Gazpacho, Gluten Free, gluten free recipe, Jimmy Lynn's Seafood, Liquid Salad, Recipe, Southern Delaware, Summer Gazpacho, Sussex County

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2 Responses to “Cold Soup, A “Liquid Salad”, Too Hot to Cook, Gazpacho is the best Summer Soup, Recipe, Easy, Gluten Free”

1. Jody Ryan says:

   July 7, 2012 at 5:51 pm

   This looks amazing!!! Im going to make some tomorrow!!!

2. admin says:

   July 8, 2012 at 8:03 am

   Great!! It will be perfect.