Cucumber Pear Gazpacho {Cold Soup}

Happy 4th of July 🙂

For this special occasion I prepared for you this  refreshing cold soup that has cucumber and pears together. It’s savory but has a bit of sweetness. It’s very healthy and packed with vitamins and antioxidants and gluten free too!

Again happy 4th of July! For my American readers, I know there are many of you, thanks a lot for your support and I hope you are enjoying this long weekend, and what better than cold appetizer to enjoy with the barbecue, and no cooking needed!

This yogurt-based soup is inspired by a soup I made before, I’m such a soup fanatic! But this one with pears, is really something! Remember my other soup with yogurt, the arugula one? That one was a hot one. and pears here give a sweetness and extra freshness to the soup! Yes I’m making more and more recipes of pears, because why not?

Gazpacho

A cold Spanish soup that contain tomato , cucumber and green red pepper. of course there are so many varieties, and today I made some twists. I didn’t add tomato in the mix but left it as an option, because as it really delicious, but will overcome the pears taste, so it’s up to you of course!

Cucumber

A refreshing vegetable, botanically it’s fruit, and it’s healthy for you because:

•  That is mostly water, so it’s perfect for hydration.
• It’s very low in calories, and have zero fats, and high amount of vitamin K.
• Has some plant compounds called cucurbitacins that may have role in cancer treatment.

Yield: 2

Cucumber Pear Gazpacho {Cold Soap}

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

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Ingredients

• 3 medium cucumbers peeled
• 1 small green bell-pepper
• 2 medium pears peeled
• 4 Tb yogurt
• 1/2 Tb olive oil
• 1 inch of ginger
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 tsp of white vinegar
• Salt and pepper
• Optional:
• 1-2 Tb of water
• Dollop of salsa

Instructions

1. In a strong blender, mix ginger, garlic, olive oil, and yogurt together.
2. Then add cucumber, bell pepper, pears, and blend again.
3. Add the vinegar and season the soup and blend for the last time, until desired consistency , You may need to add water.
4. Serve cold with a dollop of salsa .
5. Refrigerate any leftovers.