Cucumber Gazpacho

Spice up your summer with this easy cucumber gazpacho! Made with tomatillos, cucumber, jalapeño & cilantro, it's a cool, refreshing soup.

Green Cucumber Gazpacho

I love gazpacho. If it’s on a restaurant menu, I’m ordering it, and once summer rolls around, I make it at home as much as I can. To date, I’ve made gazpacho recipes out of watermelon, tomatoes (raw and roasted), corn, green apples, zucchini, and even carrots. I think it’s fun to experiment with different types of fruits and vegetables to find out if they can blend up into delicious cold soups. So why did it take me so long to think about tomatillos and cucumber?! I get giddy about tomatillo salsa, so the obvious next step was to throw a cucumber into the blender along with the otherwise-salsa ingredients and make this green cucumber gazpacho recipe.

Tomatillos and onion on a grill

How to Make Tomatillo Cucumber Gazpacho

To start, I grill the tomatillos, onion, garlic, and a jalapeño. If you don’t have a grill, you can roast these ingredients in the oven or char them in a cast iron pan on the stove. At this stage, the fire-roasted tomatillo/onion combination smells like the best salsa bar ever.

Cucumber, tomatillos, and onion in a blender Cucumber gazpacho ingredients in a blender

After grilling, let the hot vegetables cool completely before blending them with diced cucumber, lime juice, cilantro, and Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain. Add a scoop of yogurt for balance, and blend until smooth. Then, chill the soup.

When it’s cold, drizzle it with a simple yogurt-lime sauce and top it with your favorite crisp garnishes. This soup is tangy, creamy, light, and refreshing, with a nice kick from the jalapeño. All in all, I can’t think of a better meal for hot summer days!

Cucumber gazpacho recipe

Cucumber Gazpacho Serving Suggestions

Load up your cucumber gazpacho with whatever toppings you enjoy. I added charred corn, finely chopped tomatoes, cucumber, mint, hemp seeds, a sprinkle of microgreens, and, of course, more olive oil! Another delicious combo would be cilantro, diced avocado, and croutons (or even crispy tortilla strips).

Green Cucumber Gazpacho in a bowl

More Favorite Soup Recipes

If you love this cucumber gazpacho recipe, try one of these favorite soups next:

  • Asparagus Soup
  • Carrot Ginger Soup

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You'll love this tart, spicy cucumber gazpacho! I topped mine with charred corn, tomatoes, hemp seeds, and a yogurt drizzle, but cilantro, avocado, and tortilla strips would be excellent choices too.
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Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 pound tomatillos (8 medium)
  • ¼ white onion
  • 2 whole unwrapped garlic cloves
  • ¼ to ½ jalapeño pepper
  • ¼ cup Arbequina extra-virgin olive oil from Spain, more for drizzling
  • ½ English cucumber, chopped
  • ½ cup packed cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon honey or pure maple syrup
  • ¼ cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt
yogurt drizzle:
  • ¼ cup plain whole milk Greek yogurt

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