This cool cucumber & pineapple gazpacho is easy to make and tastes so fresh! I had a hard time finding the right word to describe this soup but I think fresh is perfect. It's refreshing, all-natural, easy, without a ton of ingredients and the ingredients in it are healthy!
I love that this soup is made with fresh cucumbers from my garden! Other fresh vegetable soups on this site include this healthy cabbage soup and this easy butternut squash soup. If you are looking for another cooling cucumber recipe, I crave this cucumber tea sandwich on hot summer days.
What is gazpacho?
Gazpacho is a cold soup. This is a traditional Spanish (as in Spain) soup served in the summer. It is made with fresh vegetables. Obviously, the fresh uncooked vegetables make this a very healthy dish. I remember looking up the history of gazpacho one time and in older cookbooks in Spain, gazpacho was classified as a salad! That actually makes sense.
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Why I love this recipe
Refreshing: This gazpacho is perfect for a hot day. The cool cucumber and juicy pineapple combine for a refreshing and hydrating experience.
Light & Nutritious: This gazpacho is a guilt-free indulgence. Packed with vitamins and low in calories, it's healthy and delicious!
Easy: This gazpacho requires minimal prep and comes together in minutes, making it ideal for a weeknight meal or last-minute party appetizer.
A great recipe to use up your cucumbers!
Use up a cucumber from the garden! When cucumbers ripen, pineapples are in season, too. It's great to buy in-season produce when it's on sale. Cucumbers and pineapple seem like an odd mix, but let me tell you, they really have an amazing combined taste!!
Ingredients
Just a few simple, all-natural ingredients are needed.
- ½ pineapple (plus a tablespoon or two of the pineapple juice)
- 1 small cucumber
- Juice of ½ lime (a tablespoon-ish)
- ½ jalapeno
- Scallions
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Step 1
In a food processor (if you like coarse chopped), or a blender (if you don’t want to dig out your food processor and/or like a finer texture) add the following:
- Chunked pineapple pieces (plus some pineapple juice – 1 tablespoon-ish)
- 1 small cucumber (I took out most seeds but you don’t need to)
- Juice of ½ lime
- The chopped green part of 1 scallion (save some for garnish)
- ½ chopped jalapeño
- Salt and pepper to taste (go easy – you can always add more!)
Pulse until you get the texture you like. I personally like finer but, with this recipe, courser would be awesome too!
Easy, delicious and refreshing! This also is the perfect appetizer for a light lunch. Or, for lunch!
Storage
In an airtight container, this gazpacho can be refrigerated up to 4 days.
I don't recommend freezing this cold soup. Because of the cucumber, it will get a mushy texture. This is so easy to make, just make the portions you need when you need them!
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FAQs
Yes, you can certainly make it without the jalapeno. I'd recommend trying it with the jalapeno and see if you like it. It's not hot spicy with it.
I like it with a small portion of grilled protein like chicken. If you are eating plant based, this can be accompanied by a salad or some avocado slices.
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Printable
Cucumber Gazpacho
Ingredients
- ½ fresh pineapple
- 1 English cucumber unpeeled for color
- 1 tablespoon lime roughly juice of ½ lime
- ½ jalapeno
- 1 Scallion, chopped green part reserve some for garnish
- Salt and pepper optional
Instructions
In a food processor (if you like coarse chopped), or a blender (a finer texture) add the following:
- cut up pineapple
- 1 English cucumber, unpeeled (I took out most seeds but you don't need to)
- Juice of ½ lime
- The chopped green part of 1 scallion (save some for garnish)
- ½ chopped jalapeño
- Salt and pepper to taste (go easy - you can always add more!)
- Pulse until you get the texture you like. I personally like finer but, with this recipe, courser is awesome too!
Notes
Stores well in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. I do not recommend freezing since it would change the texture.
Nutrition (I am not a nutritionist. These are estimates only)
One of my golfing friends told me about this gazpacho recipe. She was at a luncheon and all the ladies loved it! So much, that they asked the chef how it was made.
A little pineapple purchasing hint! Did you know many grocery stores will sell peeled and cored pineapple at the same price as the regular pineapple? Buy it already looking like this! Then you can easily use it for recipes or cut into spears for snacking.
Yea, I cheat. I hate peeling and coring pineapple. Bought mine with that already done for $1.99. Just sayin'..........let the store do the work for you! Found that out a few years ago from a neighbor.
**Originally published Aug. 2014.
Lori S.
I'm glad you enjoyed this recipe so much that you put it on your fabulous blog! I'm really NOT a "cold soup" person, but I LOVED this from the first spoonful! You are right that the ingredients seem like a weird combo, but oh, so delicious!
--Lori
momcrieff
This is sooo good! Plus, we get to use up some of our garden veggies! You are so awesome, sharing your recipes with me!!