Easy Gazpacho Recipe Without Bread

Nothing keeps us cool during the hot summer days like Andalusian gazpacho recipes, and the best part is that there is always a new one to find.

The gazpacho recipe without bread is a great option if you are looking for a healthier alternative, or if you want to enjoy the gazpacho in its gluten-free form.

In this article, we will show you how to make this recipe step by step, with some extra tips for storing and serving this Spanish soup recipes.

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Background of the Dish

The gazpacho recipe without bread is pretty similar to the traditional Spanish soup, but the main difference is that you don’t need a slice of stale bread to prepare it.

This version of the classic gazpacho was one of the first alternatives to be created, as not everyone had a slice of stale bread ready to use for their recipe, but they still wanted to enjoy this cold soup.

As a result, with this gazpacho recipe without bread, you will have a refreshing soup, a bit more liquid than the regular gazpacho, but creamier thanks to the cream cheese.

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Things You’ll Need for Gazpacho Recipe Without Bread

To make this gazpacho recipe without bread you need tomatoes, zucchini, cream cheese, olive oil, and cucumber as the main gazpacho ingredients.

You will also need a food processor or blender to prepare this cold Andalusian soup.

Ingredients

• 1.5kg tomatoes
• 1 cucumber
• 1 zucchini
• 1 onion
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil
• 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
• 1/2 cup (120ml) water (optional)
• 5 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon black ground pepper

How to Make Gazpacho Recipe Without Bread – Step by Step Guide

1. To start making this gazpacho recipe without bread you just have to wash, peel, and chop the tomatoes. Remove and discard the seeds.

2. Then, wash and chop the bell peppers. Also, remove and discard the seeds and any inedible parts.

3. After that, peel and chop the onion. Also, peel and mince the garlic. If you want the garlic to have a softer taste on this Spanish chilled soup, then cook it for 5 minutes in a pan with olive oil until golden.

4. For the next step in this Andalusian cold soup recipe, peel and chop the cucumber and the zucchini.

5. Now grab a blender or food processor and blend the vegetable chunks until you get a thick puree. 

6. Then, add oil, vinegar, cream cheese, and spices, then continue blending until the gazpacho reaches a smooth consistency. If your cold Spanish tomato soup is too thick, you can add 1/2 cup of water or add a few tablespoons at a time.

7. Be careful with the amount of water that you add, because if you want a thick yet smooth gazpacho (and you find that it is too liquid) the only way to fix it is by adding more cream cheese and zucchini to balance the water content.

8. Now take your now smooth cold Spanish soup to the fridge and cool it for 30 minutes to 2 hours.

9. Once that time has gone by, the best tomato gazpacho is ready to be served. Just pour it into small bowls or deep plates for serving.

Substitution of Ingredients

We are obsessed with this gazpacho recipe without bread, mostly due to all of the changes that you can make to the ingredients.

For example, you can do something similar to the cucumber gazpacho and make it the main vegetable ingredient for this recipe (it will work fine because it has less liquid content than tomatoes).

If you don’t like bell peppers you can replace them with any type of peppers, or completely remove them from the gazpacho recipe without bread.

The same goes for the onion and the garlic, though they give an amazing flavor to this cold Spanish soup.

This is a healthy gazpacho recipe, but if you want to add more creaminess then you can add a few tablespoons of heavy cream or more cream cheese.

Give a go to the best beetroot gazpacho recipe, crab gazpacho or a simple gazpacho without tomatoes.

Tips on Serving Gazpacho Recipe Without Bread

In a way, the point of this gazpacho recipe without bread is to make the gazpacho healthy, but if you aren’t leaning towards a healthy version, then you can serve this Andalusian cold tomato soup with different toppings.

For example, the freshness and the flavor of the tomatoes go really well with cooked bacon bits or strips.

For a healthier yet delicious alternative, you can top this Spanish cold tomato soup with chopped and toasted nuts or even strawberries.

As long as you serve it cold, we guarantee that this gazpacho recipe without bread will be an instant hit, and to take it to the next level you can serve this dish as tapas with other cold soups, like the zucchini gazpacho or the carrot gazpacho.

The Spanish cold soups like the green tomato gazpacho, cantaloupe gazpacho, or spicy gazpacho can guarantee you won’t have boring gazpacho recipes.

How to Store Gazpacho Recipe Without Bread

Something that happens with cold soups that have a major liquid content, like the watermelon gazpacho or the heirloom tomato gazpacho, is that you can’t freeze it.

Unfortunately, the same thing happens with this gazpacho recipe without bread.

The upside is that you can store this gluten-free gazpacho for up to 3 days in the fridge and it will preserve its amazing flavor and freshness.

All you have to do is to place it in a covered container (with a lid or plastic wrap) after you finish making this gazpacho recipe without bread.

Then, once you are ready to serve it just stir it a few times so it gets the desired consistency again.

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