Sopa Ajoblanco Recipe • Tasty White Spanish Gazpacho! | Club Foody

 

As much as I love grilled food on the barbecue, when the mercury rises way up, I don’t have a big appetite, I don’t feel like cooking and what I want is something to cool me off… something easy to make, uncomplicated and delicious all at the same time…
 
There’s a list of dishes that I like to serve during the hot summer months like sandwiches which we enjoy a lot as they’re fast to prepare. Ceviche de Pescado or Scallop Pineapple Ceviche are other great choices as well as soups. WHAT? A soup? Sure… why not! Of course, they’re not hot, but chilled!
 
I’ve shared many of my summer soup recipes with you including Chilled Avocado Soup, Vichyssoise, Chilled Roasted Pepper Soup, Spanish Gazpacho, Chilled Leek & Fennel Soup, etc. As you know, the traditional Gazpacho is made with tomatoes but here’s the white version… Sopa Ajoblanco!
 
This chilled soup is incredible! As the title suggests, the ingredients used for this dish are white; bread, heavy cream, chicken broth, blanched almonds, garlic, salt and white pepper. The only ingredient that is slightly darker is sherry vinegar but even adding it, after blending the ingredients, you end up with a nice velvety white soup… absolutely gorgeous!
 
This Sopa Ajoblanco from the region of Granada and Andalucía is so flavorful and refreshing! It’s easy to make but not quick as there are some ingredients that have to be prepped overnight; almonds are soaked in water making the soup creamier and the crustless bread cubes are dried out. The next day, we simply proceed with the recipe. I add another layer of yumminess by adding heavy cream to the dried out bread cubes which is totally not traditional but… I love it!
 
Blanched almonds are a popular ingredient often used in Spanish cuisine for sweets like Polvorones, Tarta de Santiago, Tecula Mecula, and more including savory recipes such as Romesco Sauce, Almendras Fritas, Catalan Picada, Espinacas con Garbanzos, etc… We all know that almonds aren’t cheap and when it comes to buying them blanched, they’re even more money. There’s a more economical way to have them blanched by doing it yourself. It’s fast and easy, saving you money in the process. Click on this link to know how to do it… Blanched Almonds ~ How to
 
Sopa Ajoblanco often referred to as White Gazpacho is an elegant cold soup perfect to serve on a hot summer day. Topped with toasted bread, chopped blanched almonds and garnished with grapes and olive oil drops, this is certainly a must try this season…
Bon Appétit!
 
Check out these other delicious cold soup recipes…
– Spanish Gazpacho
– Chilled Avocado Soup
– Classic Vichyssoise
– Chilled Leek & Fennel Soup
– Tarator Soup ~ Chilled Bulgarian Cucumber Soup coming on July 5th, 2022
– Chilled Roasted Pepper Soup
and for even more soup recipes, click on this link… Recipe Category • Soups & Chowders

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