Yellow heirloom tomatoes — like the Golden Jubilee, Amana Orange, Yellow Brandywine or Bicolor Mortgage Lifter — are slightly sweet, juicy and fleshy. They also have very few seeds, making them perfect candidates for gazpacho. The lime-infused oil drizzled on the chilled soup just before serving brings out the tomatoes’ flavor even more.
If you want to dazzle dinner guests, serve this gazpacho in wine or cocktail glasses as shown. But this chilled soup is also perfect for a casual summer barbeque. Place it in a large bowl on ice and let your guests pour it in small cups or tumblers – refreshing and light… and they won’t spoil anyone’s appetite.
Food & wine pairing: Veneto, Lugana with heirloom tomato gazpacho
This soup is best suited to high acid white wines from cool climates aged in stainless steel, like Sauvignon Blanc or Lugana from Veneto (Italy).
Yellow heirloom tomato gazpacho with lime oil and fresh mint
serves 4
active time: 30 min
For the soup
- 3 lbs (1.4 kg) ripe yellow heirloom tomatoes – peeled, quartered, seeded and juices reserved
- 1 yellow bell pepper (8 oz) (225 g) – halved, seeded and cut in 3″ pieces
- 1/2 seedless cucumber (8 oz) (225 g) – peeled and cut in 3″ pieces
- 1 jalapeño pepper – seeded and cut in 1/2” pieces
- 1/4 small red onion – peeled
- 1 garlic clove – skinned
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon aged sherry vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup, honey or organic sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup spring water
For the garnishes
- lime infused oil
- mint sprigs or leaves
- Step 1: Place all ingredients, including the reserved tomato juices in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse at high speed with a steel blade until all ingredients are finely chopped, then process until soup is very smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Step 2: Transfer to a large bowl and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight, until well chilled.
- Step 3: Place the soup in the freezer for 30 minutes before serving so it is very chilled. Ladle the soup in bowls or cocktail glasses. Place a spoonful of the lime-infused oil in the center. Garnish with the fresh mint and serve.
Love to see foods presented in glass vessels (verrine). I hope you will do more of this.
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Thanks for linking up at Fresh Produce Tuesday for our heirloom tomato link party! Your photos are stunning and I can’t wait to try some of your recipes.
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2S2C, It was my great pleasure… Thank you for the kind words!
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Hi There,
I am always on hunt to see new presentations of our soups and salads and learn out of box. Your site is amazing and full of creative ideas. Thanks for sharing… Thanks & Regards, Sonia !!!
Thank you so much Sonia!
Looks delicious, can’t wait to try it!
A simple and elegant soup/appetizer! Only you can make a humble tomato soup look so stylish and enticing. And those glasses…so chic and lovely.
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This is just a lovely idea! Love the glasses too! So elegant!
Those glasses look fabulous, what a neat idea to serve gazpacho in them!
It looks fabulous. I can’t wait to give this a try.
Stunning and I’m happy to see it in Top 9!
This looks and sounds wonderful! I especially love the extras – the lime infused oil. YUM!
This is almost too pretty to eat……almost. I can’t wait to try this. Congratulations on Top 9!
This is the same tomato that u use for ur heirloom tomato sauce?
Wow! I wish I have a heirloom tomato in Indonesia
Congratz for the top 9 on Foodbuzz Viviane! 😉
Don’t think I’ve ever seen a yellow gazpacho before – but I love the presentation of it =)
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Looks fabulous and impressive presentation!
This is a great idea to use the beautiful in season tomatoes!! I just bought bags of them. I love the color and the added mint flavor!
Absolutely stunning!
That’s a gorgeous dish, I love the color, it’s so summer-y!!!
Grown and sexy BBQ next weekend. This will be on the menu
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments everyone – you are all so kind!
I just got back from my veggie garden and managed to pick enough yellow heirloom tomatoes to make the gazpacho for dinner tonight! First time to make this soup from my own garden… I’m beyond excited!
Gorgeous presentation and photos! The soup sounds divine too. It looks so simple and easy. I love it. Thanks for sharing!
Now THAT’S a lovely summery dish! This would be perfect to cool people down at a Sunday BBQ.
This looks absolutely stunning and positively delicious!
OMG, these are beautiful!
Beautiful photos… just love the whole look!
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Holy cow! Gorgeous! And I’m sure tasty too.
I love gazpacho. I hope I can find enough yellow tomatoes to make this one.
I love visiting your website for many reasons, but especially because your pictures are just so spectacular! This looks amazing! What a fun use for yellow heirloom tomatoes. Looks delicious!
I love making gazpacho and this looks absolutely delicious!! 🙂
The yellow soup looks lovely in these tall glasses, and the lime oil sounds fantastic with it! So refreshing for our summer heat.