July 24th, 2015
Summer Tomato and Squash Soup
This soup was inspired by a total favorite of mine… Gazpacho! Except this one is a little different because I actually served it warm thanks to my Vitamix (if I had made it in a blender that doesn’t have a heat setting I would have served it cold!!). The beauty of this soup is that you can add virtually anything to it. I kept it simple with summer squash, tomatoes, and some apple, but you could also add cucumber, tomatoes, garlic, ginger or even an onion.
You can make this soup into a meal by adding extra avocado (as I did) for extra healthy fat and calories, or shrimp or shredded chicken for extra protein. I also added plenty of fresh and tasty herbs and spices to this dish which made it even better!
Enjoy this light and tasty summer tomato and squash soup!
Recipe:
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Makes: 1 larger serving or 2 smaller servings
Ingredients:
Soup:
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 summer squash, sliced
- 1/2 apple, cut up
- Dash of salt, pepper and chili powder
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- (optional): 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeno pepper, 1-2 carrots, 2-3 Tbsp chopped onion- other vegetables you like
Toppings:
- 1/3 avocado (per serving)
- Dash chili powder, salt, pepper
- 2 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 sprig fresh parsley and cilantro
- (Optional): Extra halved cherry tomatoes, shrimp, shredded chicken, extra toppings you love
Directions:
- Wash and prepare ingredients and add to blender or food processor.
- Blend or process for 2-3 minutes or until well blended.
- Heat if desired (I used the Vitamix so the soup was already hot)- or serve cold.
- Serve and top with your favorite toppings.
- Enjoy!
The soup was fabulous. We served it cold. Added carrots and onions. Doubled the recipe so that we would have leftovers.
Keep posting,
Thanks,
Andrea
Andrea I am so happy to hear that the soup was great!!! It sounds like you made it even better with the carrots and onions- that’s great- keep it going!
Isabel
Hi Isabel,
I know your Mom through work. So exciting to see what you are up to.
All the best,
Andrea