Cold Soups & Gazpachos
Cucumber, avocado, and corn provide bases for chilled soups, sometimes paired with seafood. These recipes offer cool bowls with different levels of creaminess and contrasting garnishes.
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Audrey Hepburn’s Gazpacho Andaluz
Refreshing Spanish gazpacho with ripe tomatoes and vegetables, from the Audrey Hepburn-inspired recipe collection.
Chilled Radish Buttermilk Soup
This cool cucumber and radish soup gets its richness and tangy flavor from a carton of buttermilk. Serve on a hot and humid day, with paper-thin slices of…
Salmorejo
Not to be confused with gazpacho, salmorejo is a chilled tomato soup that hails from the south of Spain. It has an extra-thick and creamy texture because it’s…
Tomato Peach Gazpacho
This cold, summery soup is the easiest dinner party stunner (or quick, lovely lunch). To play up the sweetness of the tomatoes, we like to throw in a…
Strawberry Gazpacho
Unlike pie, with its revolving rainbow of seasonal flavors, gazpacho doesn’t seem like a fill-in-the-blank situation. To most of us, it spells one thing: tomatoes, cold, smooth, and…
Summer Strawberry Soup
You’ll be amazed that just five ingredients can create something so spectacular! This fruity chilled soup is certain to become a new summertime favorite. Ingredients 2 cups vanilla…
Cucumber Gazpacho with Shrimp Relish
Cool off with this warm-weather favorite. A garnish of fresh shrimp relish provides the finishing touch. Ingredients 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 3/4 pound peeled and deveined medium…
Heirloom Tomato Soup with Fresh Crab ‘Salad’
This Is the Single Best Tomato Soup You Will Ever Eat It’s cold. It’s spiked with crabmeat. And it’s spectacular. The words “tomato soup” usually conjure images of…
Avocado-Buttermilk Soup with Crab Salad
Simple orange-infused crabmeat floats atop a rich, creamy soup. You’ll need a blender to make the soup; if it seems a little too thick, add 1 to 2…
Summer Squash Soup
Nourishing, comforting and cool, this soup will settle you down and warm your soul. With the last days of summer quickly drifting by, you can capture this season’s…
