10 Cold Soup & Gazpacho Recipes for Hot Days
Chilled Soups to Cool You Down!
1. Watermelon Gazpacho
This Watermelon Gazpacho, cool watermelon soup is a Summer’s day, delight! The perfect choice for a tangy and spicy, light meal. A combination of watermelon, tomato, chopped cucumbers, ginger, salt, lemon juice and olive oil, blended together until smooth and topped with chopped onions, minced jalapeño pepper and sprinkles of…
Ingredients for Watermelon Gazpacho:
2 cups Watermelon
1 Tomatoes
1 Cucumber
1 Red onion
1 tbsp Ginger
1 Jalapeño pepper
½ tsp Black pepper
1 tbsp Lemon juice
some leaves Fresh mint
Salt
1 tbsp Olive oil
2. Rustic Gazpacho
This Rustic Gazpacho is the perfect summer blend of vegetables like ripe tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers and fresh garlic. Every perfect, summer evening dinner should start with this cold soup and now you have the best recipe to try it out for yourself. Originating in the South region of…
Ingredients for Rustic Gazpacho:
6 Tomatoes
½ large Cucumber
1 Green bell pepper
2 cloves Garlic
1 cup Water
⅓ cup Olive oil
2 tbsp Sherry vinegar
Salt
Hot sauce
1 orange Tomatoes
3. Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup
Feel no guilt with this Russian inspired Okroshka, most commonly described as a light and cool, cold Summer soup. Using a sour cream base seasoned with salt and vinegar and filled with chopped dill, green onion and diced ham, cooked potatoes, hard-boiled eggs and cucumbers for some crunch. It’s absolutely…
Ingredients for Okroshka – Russian Summer Soup:
8 cups cold Water
⅓ cup Sour cream
3 tbsp White vinegar
2 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Dill
½ cup Green onion
½ lb Ham
5 medium Potatoes
3 Eggs
4 Cucumbers
4. Smokey Salmorejo (cold Spanish soup)
Unbelievably flavored, this Smokey Salmorejo, cold Spanish soup is just wonderful. A tomato gazpacho made from blended tomatoes and bread cubes, seasoned with grated garlic, sherry vinegar and smoked olive oil and garnished with thinly sliced grapes and chopped, roasted almonds that bring some sweetness to your bowl. The smokey…
Ingredients for Smokey Salmorejo:
2 pounds Tomatoes
4 1-inch-thick slices White bread
¼ tsp Garlic
1 tbsp Sherry vinegar
¼ cup Olive oil
Kosher Salt
4 green Grapes
1 tbsp Almonds
5. Vegan Icy Tomato Soup
Sipping soup in Summer with this Vegan Icy Tomato Soup. I know you may think that the last thing one would enjoy in summer would be a bowl of soup, but this cool, garden tomato bowl is a real treat! Delicious flavors with plum tomatoes, onions, garlic, oregano and crushed…
Ingredients for Vegan Icy Tomato Soup:
2½ pounds Tomatoes
1 tbsp Tomato paste
3 cups Water
1 Onion
2 cloves Garlic
1 tsp Dried oregano
¼ tsp Crushed red pepper
Pinch Granulated sugar
½ cup Vegan heavy cream
Salt
Black pepper
1 pint Cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 tsp Confectioners’ sugar
2 tbsp Dill
6. Vegan White Gazpacho
Vegan White Gazpacho is one of those classic summer recipes that I love to make on hot days. It is super fresh and full of delicious plant based ingredients like almonds, grapes, cucumber and bell pepper. I like to sprinkle a handful of sprouts fresh mint or lemon balm on…
Ingredients for Vegan White Gazpacho:
1 cup Almonds
1 tbsp Canola oil
2 cups green Grapes
1 Cucumber
1 Bell pepper
½ Lemon
1 cup Water
6 cubes Ice
Salt
Black pepper
Fresh mint
1 handful Sprouts
7. Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup
This Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup is a great summer soup to make when you are catering for a crowd. Cold soups are healthy, flavorful and a great thing about this one is that there’s no cooking involved so you don’t have to stand over a hot stove on a hot day. …
Ingredients for Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup:
2 (12 oz) Cucumbers
2 Hass Avocado
2 tsp Curry paste
2 tsp Sugar
2 tsp Lime zest
1 Serrano chili
3 ½ cups Water
1 (13 oz) can Coconut milk
3 tbsp Lime juice
Salt
½ cup Coconut flakes
10 sprigs Cilantro
8. Vegan Green Gazpacho
This Green Gazpacho is the perfect vegan recipe for a summer evening dinner option. Just a few healthy and nutritious, fresh vegetables and herbs with English cucumber, garlic, arugula, basil, parsley, cilantro and mint blended together and seasoned with a sherry or red wine vinegar and some kosher salt. The…
Ingredients for Green Gazpacho:
2 pounds Cucumbers
2 cloves Garlic
2 cups Arugula
2 cups tender Herbs
3 tbsp Red wine vinegar
Kosher Salt
¾ cup Olive oil
9. Holodnik (Beet Cold Soup)
Originating in Eastern Europe, this Holodnik recipe has become famous world-wide with its delicious and creamy, beet flavor. A cold soup made from a base of cooked beets, boiled water and buttermilk, filled with crunchy onions and cucumbers and seasoned with salt, a pinch of sugar and a bunch of dill. …
Ingredients for Holodnik:
3 large Beets
2 quarts Water
1 quart Buttermilk
3 green Spring onions
4 Cucumbers
1 tbsp Sea salt
1 tsp Sugar
1 bunch Dill
6 boiled Eggs
Sour cream
10. Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht
Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht does exactly as it says on the tin – it is so quick to prepare. Under 30 minutes to be precise and that includes chilling time. Borscht is a vibrant Eastern European soup made from beetroots. The beets also give this soup its bright red color. Start…
Ingredients for Almost-Instant Chilled Borscht :
1 tbsp Canola oil
1/4 cup Onion
1 cup Beets
1 cup Carrots
Salt
Black pepper
2 tbsp Sherry vinegar
1 1/2 cups fresh Beet juice
FOR THE GARNISH
Horseradish
Sour cream
4-6 sprigs of Dill