Creamy Red Gazpacho
Calories 570kcal
Ingredients
- 1 green pepper (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 1 red pepper (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 1 red onion (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 2 avocado (medium
- 5 medium tomatoes (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 4 tablespoons basil (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 1 cucumber (large
- 2 spring onions (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- 1 teaspoon salt (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 200 grams soft goat cheese (large or 2 small, 150 g / 5.3 oz)
Instructions
- 1.First, roast the peppers.
- Preheat the oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F.
- Cut the peppers in half and remove the core with the seeds.
- Lay the peppers cut side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and place in the oven.
- Roast the peppers for about 20 minutes or until the skin blisters and starts turning black.
- Meanwhile, peel and roughly chop the red onion and place in a pot (if using a hand blender) or directly into a blender.
- 2.
- Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
- Halve, deseed and peel the avocados.
- Add to the pot with the onion.
- 3.
- When the peppers are done, remove from the oven and let them cool down.
- Once cooled, peel the skins off and discard.
- Add the peppers to the pot.
- 4.
- Add the fresh herbs, peeled garlic, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, pepper and olive oil.
- 5.
- Using a hand blender, pulse until smooth.
- Keep some olive oil for garnish.
- Or if you have a blender, process all the ingredients until smooth.
- I'm using my Kenwood mixer with a blender attachment.
- 6.
- Dice the cucumber and slice the spring onions.
- 7.
- Add the cucumber and spring onion to the pureed soup and mix until well combined.
- Season with more salt and pepper if needed.
- 8.
- Serve immediately or keep refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 570kcal
Originally posted 2019-02-20 17:39:45.