Cucumber avocado gazpacho (green gazpacho)
This green take on gazpacho is a bright, light and refreshingly tasty. Perfect on a warm day.
Servings: 3 approx (depending how served)
Calories: 269kcal
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Ingredients
- 12 oz cucumber (12 oz is approx 4 Persian cucumbers or a large English cucumber)
- 1 green pepper
- 4 green onions spring onions
- 1 avocado large, or more if smaller
- 1 clove garlic or 2 small cloves
- 3 tablespoon parsley loosely packed (3 tablespoon is around 12 stems)
- 3 tablespoon mint loosely packed (3 tablespoon is around 8 stems)
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 3 tablespoon olive oil recommend extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon salt approximately, to taste
- ¼ cup cold water or more as needed
Instructions
- Roughly chop the cucumber, green pepper (removing stem and seeds) and the white and pale green part of the green onions. Halve the avocado, remove stone then peel and roughly chop. Peel and chop the garlic. Remove the leaves from the stems of the parsley and mint then roughly chop the leaves.
- Place all of the ingredients - cucumber, pepper, green onion, avocado, garlic, parsley, mint, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt and water in a blender. Blend until smooth and everything is well blended. Taste and adjust seasoning to taste, with a little more salt, some pepper or a little more lemon or vinegar as you prefer. If it feels too tart (eg from the pepper), you can add a few green grapes or a shall pinch of sugar to take the edge off. If the texture is too thick for your liking, add a little more cold water and re-blend, and again if needed. Serve immediately or chill a short while first. If serving in bowls, I suggest drizzling with a little olive oil and adding some herbs as garnish (and/or a little diced cucumber).
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Notes
I recommend English or Persian/Lebanese cucumber for this as they are less bitter. If using other cucumbers, you will probably want to peel first.
Note pictures show quantities for a half recipe quantity but the process is the same. The portions are relatively small - it would be two larger portions, or more if eg as glasses.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Sodium: 213mg | Potassium: 661mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1044IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg
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