My father made this cold tomato and zucchini soup the other day.
“Don’t call it gazpacho.”
“Why not? It looks like gazpacho, but with some zucchini.”
“It’s my soup. I made it up. It’s not gazpacho. Don’t call it gazpacho.”
“Okay dad, whatever you say.”
So instead, my brother Eddie has named it “The Farmer’s Market in a Soup”. And, given that dad brought home every ingredient except the seasonings and broth from our local farmers market, the name makes sense. It is a wonderfully cool, fresh soup for a hot summer day. Just don’t call it gazpacho.
Cold Tomato Summer Vegetable Soup Recipe
PrintNote, dad says to chop the zucchini finer than what is pictured in the photo.
Ingredients
- 6 fresh, ripe tomatoes, seeds removed (cut tomatoes in half, squeeze out seeds into a sieve over a bowl to catch the juice, use the juice, discard the seeds), chopped
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, chopped fine
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine
- 2 stalks celery, chopped fine
- 1 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 zucchini, chopped fine
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped fine
- 1-2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups tomato juice (in addition to the juice made when you squeezed the tomatoes above)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano (or pinch of dry)
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- Hot sauce if needed
Method
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Use the additional tomato juice to thin the soup to desired consistency. Adjust seasonings to taste. Better the next day.
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Looks Ummmmm-A-zing! I just made this right right now!
Finished results: BAMMM-O! Ohh soo good.
Thank you for the recipe!
This soup is absolutely amazing! I made this soup a number of times this summer, and friends & family both requested the recipe. Kudos to your Dad!
Can’t wait to try this- I have zuccs coming out of my ears! Is balsamic vinegar an ok sub for the sherry vinegar? Thanks!
Should be fine. ~Elise
Just made a batch of this with several tweaks based on what I had out of my garden. Delicious and very light for a hot summer day’s lunch. :)
Had the ingredients laying around and was feeling a little lazy about making dinner, so I stuck it all together in half an hour. Great, although I added no hotsauce though, didn’t need it.