A simple and tasty mix of cucumber, green pepper, garlic, onion and mint to cool you down on a hot summer day.
Cucumber-Mint Gazpacho is the perfect refreshing soup on a sunny day! A great appetizer to any summer meal, you can serve it as a simple soup or in a pitcher with glasses as tapas, with some extra ice cubes if it’s on a sunny day. This cold soup, is a modern variation of the famous Spanish tomato 
cold soup called gazpacho (gazpacho recipe here). It contains all the same secondary ingredients, the only missing one here is the tomato, which is replaced by lots of cucumber and also a touch of mint, to make it extra fresh. Actually the original gazpacho dates back from the Roman times and wasn’t made with tomatoes since those got imported afterwards from the New world. The original gazpacho, called ajo blanco, was made out of almond, garlic, water and olive oil and a touch of vinegar and sometimes, if lucky, some extra grapes.
Of course, like with any cold soup, the temperature needs to be spot on, so I highly suggest a 3 hours of cooling before serving. If you intend to serve it outside, in the sun, make sure it lays on ice or give it right away to your guests. Because there is no bigger disappointment than a lukewarm “cold soup”. The few leaves of mint gives this soup this extra freshness without taking over the cucumber flavor. A perfect summer soup!
So let’s make this fresh cucumber gazpacho!
Cucumber-mint Gazpacho
Makes 2 full soup portions, about 6 tapas glass portions
Ingredients
1 1/2 english cucumber peeled- 1 small Cubanelle Peppers or 1/2 a green bell pepper (*sweet pepper)
- 1/2 spring or white onion
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 hand of fresh mint
- 1 small cup of plain yogurt
- 2 tbsp of cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp of olive oil
- 150ml of water (to taste)
- salt and pepper
Directions
- In a blender add all the ingredients
- Blend until extra smooth
- If you find the soup too thick, pass it through a sieve (then add 1 tbsp or 2 of pulp to the soup) and mix
- Check the seasoning (salt, pepper, vinegar) and water, adjust to your taste
- Let cool in the refrigerator for a minimum of 3 hours of cooling before serving
Serve with a few dices of cucumber and pepper, a mint leaf, lime wedge and a touch of extra-virgin olive oil. Enjoy!
21 Comments
Oh nice, I have only ever seen the tomato version of this dish, but this is interesting.
Awesome recipe, this sounds so nice to enjoy on a summer day!
Great for bikini season for sure;)
What a great idea! Love this–and I have cucumber and mint galore in my garden. Pinning.
enjoy!
Love the pictures and the addition of the apple cider vinegar! I’m sure it adds a nice tangy component. You might enjoy my version too 🙂 https://ankithagadag.wordpress.com/2016/08/13/chilled-avocado-cucumber-soup/
You know I have never tried cold soup. Not sure why…but has never happened. I love cucumbers so this just might have to be my starting point in the culinary journey of gazpacho!!
It should convince you to convert to cold soups;)
I haven’t had this in years! My mother used to make it and it was delicious! thanks for this, I should try it myself.
Wow this sounds super refreshing and perfect for our Arizona summers!
It sounds delicious and very refreshing! I love all those strong flavours but have only ever had tomato gazpacho. This is definitely going on my list of things to make!
Such a light and refreshing summer soup! I have both cucumber and mint in my garden. This looks like the perfect use for them.
I adore gazpacho in the warmer months. The cucumber and mint make this so very refreshing and pretty!
What a healthy meal! And the combinations are quite creative, best of all it seems spicy!
I can’t believe I have never tried to make gazpacho. The flavours here sounds divine… I’m a big fan of cucumber and mint combo. Perfect spring recipe!
This is a beautiful soup that sounds so refreshing and flavorful. The combination of ingredients you’ve picked, from the poblano to the cider vinegar are stellar. Pinning!
gazpacho! such a great thing to have when the weather warms up!! The pablano pepper add sounds like it makes this super tasty!
Sounds so delicious and the ingredient list looks healthy! Can’t wait to try this.
Oh wow! This looks like cool, summery, heaven! I adore Gazpacho and a cucumber soup! I’ll have to try this!
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