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Cucumber-Tomatillo Gazpacho

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Alex Lau

A cool green zingy soup; pack it in a thermos on ice and take it picnicking or to the beach. (Looking for the classic tomato version? Try this peak summer gazpacho recipe.)

Ingredients

4 Servings

1

pound English hothouse cucumbers (about 1), halved, seeds removed

1

pound tomatillos, husks removed, rinsed

½

medium onion, thinly sliced, rinsed under cold water

½

poblano chile, seeds removed

1

garlic clove

¼

cup olive oil

¼

cup unseasoned rice vinegar

1

tablespoon chopped parsley

1

tablespoon chopped cilantro, plus leaves for serving

Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Blend cucumbers, tomatillos, onion, chile, garlic, oil, vinegar, parsley, and chopped cilantro in a blender until very smooth; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to an airtight container, cover, and chill at least 2 hours.

    Step 2

    Serve topped with cilantro leaves.

    Step 3

    Do Ahead: Gazpacho can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.

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  • I’m picky about chilled cucumber soups. Too much yogurt, not enough flavor. Not the case with this soup. It is outstanding, and a great use for the cucs and tomatillos from my garden. Super easy too as I roughly chopped ingredients and threw everything in the Vitamx. It’s a keeper and repeater!

    • Denise

    • St. Louis, MO

    • 8/29/2021

  • Delicious. I blanched the tomatillos for 1 min before blending them, and added a bit more rice vinegar.

    • Liz

    • Denver, CO

    • 8/22/2021

  • I love this recipe, I discovered it last summer when tomatillos came in my veggie basket and I didn’t know what to do with them. Just made it again a year later and it’s as good as I remember. I’m not usually a fan of gaspachos, I prefer cooking the vegetables, and this is such a lovely mixture of fresh ingredients yet it doesn’t have the rawness of gaspachos that I dislike. Also very easy to substitute an ingredient, like a jalapeño instead of a poblano, a shallot instead of half an onion. I recommend 100%!

    • Helene

    • Canada

    • 4/13/2021

  • This is so delicious and fresh and really easy! It just barely all fit in my blender, but with a little patience, it was no problem. I highly recommend this as quick and fresh summertime soup.

    • Anonymous

    • Houston, TX

    • 7/28/2019