DISH RESEARCH · Soup

Gazpacho Andaluz

Also known as: Gazpacho

Lauren Aloise’s gazpacho purées tomatoes, green Cubanelle pepper, cucumber, white onion and garlic, then emulsifies extra virgin olive oil with sherry vinegar and salt and serves the strained soup cold.

Gazpacho Andaluz — illustrative food image

About Gazpacho Andaluz

Research draft based on the references below. These notes describe particular recipes and presentations; ingredient connections are still being reviewed.

Lauren Aloise shares a Spanish family gazpacho recipe associated with Andalusia. This account follows her tomato-based version with green Cubanelle pepper and cucumber.

The vegetables are prepared for blending, with the garlic core removed. Half the cucumber enters the purée and the other half is reserved for topping.

Salt and sherry vinegar season the blended vegetables. Olive oil is slowly incorporated while the blender runs.

Optional stale bread can thicken the soup, or ice-cold water can thin it. The mixture passes through a fine strainer before refrigeration.

This version selects cold service in small bowls, with the reserved cucumber and optional green apple. Extra olive oil and salt are available for finishing.

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Dish type: Soup
Preparation: Read the preparation
Wash/dry vegetables, optionally peel tomatoes, coarsely chop; remove pepper seeds/membranes and cut, peel/halve/core garlic, peel/quarter white onion. Peel cucumber, blend half and reserve SAME other half for topping. Puree vegetables in powerful blender. Add salt/sherry vinegar, slowly incorporate extra virgin olive oil while running to emulsify; optional salt/vinegar taste adjustment. Select optional stale-bread thickening rather than croutons, or conditional ice-cold water thinning as needed, not both mandatory. Pass through chinois strainer, refrigerate before service, serve cold in selected small bowls with reserved cucumber/optional green apple and extra olive oil/salt.
Serving presentation: Whole soup explicitly served cold164 (source line217).

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Ingredients in Gazpacho Andaluz

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Tomatobase
Onionseasoning
Vinegarseasoning
Breadbinder
Garlicother
Olive oilother
Saltother
Cucumberother
Waterother
Tomatoesbase
Bell Pepperbase

Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.

Origins & food traditions

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Countries

Spain

Cuisines & regions

Andalusian Cuisine

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Countries & places: Spain
Cooking traditions: Spanish / Andalusian

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Sources & references

Easy Spanish Gazpacho Recipe