Green gazpacho from Plenty (page 180) by Yotam Ottolenghi

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Ingredients

basil
celery
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Notes about this recipe

Hiker010 on January 10, 2026

Thought it was so-so -- not as good as Moosewood carrot gazpacho Maybe try again with a blender? Or try straining? Didn't make croutons -- Added garnish of dressed tomatoes + cukes instead
Ganga108 on January 01, 2023

This soup is fabulous, especially on this hotter than hot day. I added a little lemon juice and left the thin crusts on the bread (didn't make any difference), but they are the only changes I made. I made half a recipe, and needed to add the ingredients gradually to the blender - let them blend down a bit before adding the rest. I suspect with some blenders you'd need to blend it in multiple lots, esp if making the full recipe as others have mentioned. Half the recipe made a full large blender container, and would serve at least 4 people. Also, I think it would make fabulous small "double shots" handed to to people while they are standing around nibbling prior to a meal eg at a BBQ or outdoor lunch.
Dannausc on December 16, 2018

The ingredients just barely fit in my blender. It was quite green—looking and tasting. It was fine, but I wouldn’t make it again.
Charlotte_vandenberg on July 03, 2017

Very easy and nice. Our chili was not fierce enough, so we're going to look for another type! Other than that it was very good and refreshing. Oil can be reduced enormously, as mentioned in earlier note.
finebec on May 28, 2017

We found, as did many on http://leitesculinaria.com/75544/recipes-green-gazpacho.html, that the ingredients had to be blended in several stages. We used an handheld liquidizer and chose to combine all the liquids and add them to the chopped ingredients in our largest mixing bowl After that was liquidized (stopping the machine after 60 second so it took 3-4 goes), we fed in the nuts and leaves, again several goes. It makes an enormous amount, approx. 12 cups. Not as "drama in the mouth" as other recipes of his but very very good
TrishaCP on May 24, 2016

I first had this at my friend's house, and we've made it since to raves. It just tastes really fresh and bright and depending on your choice of chile, spicy. I significantly reduced the oil here (probably from 1 cup to 1/3 cup) and that worked just fine.