Tangy Green Zebra Gazpacho

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Green Zebras are heirloom tomatoes with a striped pattern; they are sweet like red tomatoes but give this gazpacho a lovely jade hue. To make the chilled soup extra tangy, use tomatillos or unripe red tomatoes instead of Green Zebras. More Tomato Recipes

Tangy Green Zebra Gazpacho
Photo: © Earl Carter
Total Time:
30 mins
Yield:
10
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Green Zebra tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped, plus 1 Green Zebra tomato cut into small wedges for garnish

  • 1 seedless cucumber, unpeeled and coarsely chopped, plus finely diced unpeeled cucumber for garnish

  • 1 medium sweet onion, coarsely chopped

  • 1 Hass avocado—halved, pitted and peeled

  • 1 small jalapeño, stemmed and seeded

  • 2 garlic cloves

  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves, plus more for garnish

  • 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling

  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

  1. In a blender, combine half each of the coarsely chopped green tomatoes, cucumber and onion with the avocado, jalapeño, garlic, lime juice and 1 cup of cold water and puree until smooth. Transfer the puree to a large bowl.

  2. Add the remaining coarsely chopped green tomatoes, cucumber and onion to the blender along with the 2 tablespoons of mint, the cilantro and 1/4 cup of olive oil and pulse to a chunky puree. Add the puree to the bowl and stir well. Refrigerate the soup until well chilled, about 1 hour. Season the gazpacho with salt and pepper and ladle it into chilled bowls. Garnish the cold soup with the tomato wedges, diced cucumber, mint leaves and a drizzle of olive oil and serve.

Make Ahead

The green gazpacho can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated overnight.

Suggested Pairing

At Katie Lee's party, the guests drank a vibrant, lemony Sauvignon Blanc from New York with this refreshing soup. A good choice would be a Sauvignon Blanc from a cool climate, like New Zealand's Marlborough region.

Originally appeared: September 2009

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