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Green Goddess Gazpacho

April 16, 2018 By Spices in My DNA 10 Comments

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This Green Goddess Gazpacho is filled with cucumber, herbs, scallions, jalapeño for a little kick, and lemon juice! Its thick, luxuriously creamy consistency comes from avocado and Greek yogurt, and it’s the most perfect light and refreshing soup!

Green Goddess Gazpacho
I’m not much of a soup person, but when it comes to cold, refreshing gazpacho, I’m all in. Especially when the color is this dreamy. Who wouldn’t want to eat this bowl of beauty like this? It’s perfect for Spring, and we FINALLY got some warmer days this weekend. It was glorious. We went from 40 to 80 in the span of a couple days. Typical Maryland.

Green Goddess Gazpacho

The creaminess in this soup comes from avocado and Greek yogurt. It’s the epitome of spring with the dill, cucumber, lemon, and soft green hue. It’s also perfect for summer because it has basil in it too!

It also could not be simpler.

Green Goddess Gazpacho

You literally just whirl everything in a blender and that’s it! I love to top it with extra cucumber for some crunch, fresh dill, and a drizzle of olive oil and thinned out Greek yogurt.

Green Goddess Gazpacho

I think it’s almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

If you wanted to make this vegan, you could totally sub dairy free yogurt, and it would work. It may not be quite as thick because I used Greek yogurt, but it should be just as delicious!

Green Goddess Gazpacho

This would be perfect for a spring brunch with your girlfriends, or a light lunch or dinner.

I wasn’t sure how long this would keep in the fridge, because of the avocado, and I wasn’t sure how the cucumber would hold up in the soup, but I ate it for a week and it was still delicious on the 7th day! So you could totally make this ahead of time and keep it in the fridge!

Green Goddess Gazpacho

I absolutely love having easy lunches prepped during the week, because I can just go to the fridge and eat when I’m ready. This soup is SO perfect for that, and I’ve been really into making hearty chopped salads that are already dressed, so I don’t have to chop a million veggies and assemble a salad when I am HANGRY for lunch. You know?

Green Goddess Gazpacho

I am SO incredibly excited for Spring. Can you tell?

Green Goddess Gazpacho

I promise I’ll stop talking your ear off about it. Also, this is perfect for Meatless Monday!

Green Goddess Gazpacho
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Green Goddess Gazpacho

This Green Goddess Gazpacho is filled with cucumber, herbs, scallions, jalapeño for a little kick, and lemon juice! Its thick, luxuriously creamy consistency comes from avocado and Greek yogurt, and it's the most perfect light and refreshing soup!

Course Main, Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine Gluten Free, Grain Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Molly | Spices in My DNA

Ingredients

  • 2 large seedless cucumbers, cut into chunks, plus extra thinly sliced cucumber for garnish
  • 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 avocado, pitted
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
  • juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, plus extra for serving
  • 10-12 large basil leaves
  • 1 jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • thinned out Greek yogurt or half and half for serving*

Instructions

  1. Combine cucumbers, Greek yogurt, avocado, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, scallions, dill, basil, jalapeño, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar in a high powered blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and blend again to combine. Chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

  2. To serve, top with thinly sliced cucumber, chopped fresh dill, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and a drizzle of thinned Greek yogurt or half and half. Serve immediately!

Recipe Notes

*To thin out my Greek yogurt, I just mix it with a little water or milk until it's pourable!

Green Goddess Gazpacho

Green Goddess Gazpacho

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Filed Under: Clean Eats, Main Course Recipes, Soups Tagged With: 15 minute meal, clean eating, dill, gazpacho, green goddess, healthy, soup, spring, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Elizabeth | Take On E

    April 22, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    Wow! This sounds SO clean and SO fresh and SO springy! Can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      April 24, 2018 at 3:11 pm

      SO happy you tried this and I’m so glad it worked with the soaked cashews!! <3

      Reply
  2. Shira

    May 6, 2018 at 8:54 pm

    Do you think coconut cream would work in this soup as a sub for the Greek yogurt?

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      May 7, 2018 at 11:47 am

      Yes, it should! A friend of mine used soaked cashews and coconut milk and she said those worked as well. The coconut cream should definitely work!

      Reply
  3. Jerry

    May 7, 2018 at 9:09 pm


    Absolutely delicious. I will admit that I cheated and only chilled it for an hour. My husband, a chef, said “this is awesome, great flavor. Would have been even better if it had chilled overnight”
    So next time I’m chilling it overnight and serving it with cold shrimp garnish.

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      May 8, 2018 at 1:00 pm

      I am SO happy to hear that you both enjoyed it! Thank you so much Jerry! And I hope you love it even more next time! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Joe

    June 24, 2018 at 8:38 am


    Tried this yesterday and definitely a keeper. I only had one cuke on hand, so next time I will be sure to use 2 for more cuke flavor. 🙂

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      June 24, 2018 at 10:53 am

      Thanks Joe! So happy to hear you enjoyed it! I love anything with cucumber 🙂

      Reply
  5. Erin

    August 12, 2018 at 9:31 pm


    I made this tonight – wanting something light. I honestly didn’t think my “meat and potatoes” husband would even try it. Well he did, and thought it was amazing(and proceeded to eat a very large bowl! So fresh and light! Loved all the different flavors!!

    Reply
    • Spices in My DNA

      August 13, 2018 at 7:01 pm

      Thank you so much Erin!! That makes me so happy!!

      Reply

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