Gazpacho Salsa on Whole Grain Toast Rubbed with Garlic
One of my favorite summer soups when I was a young girl was Gazpacho. Gazpacho is served cold and is so refreshing, it’s like giving your body a spa treatment.
Chock-full of fresh vegetables, gazpacho is a tomato based soup, traditionally made with fresh tomatoes, green pepper, cucumber, onion, garlic, olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Gazpacho Salsa Ingredients
In the summertime, I make a lot of salsas, including  Mango Avocado Red Pepper Salsa, Fresh Strawberry Salsa, and Roasted Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa. So, instead of making gazpacho soup, I decided to make Gazpacho Salsa.
Served as a summer appetizer on top of toasted whole grain bread that’s been rubbed with crushed garlic, this twist on tomato salsa is easy to prepare and has all the flavors of the traditional Gazpacho soup in one bite. This Gazpacho Salsa is also delicious mixed in with Roasted Corn, Avocado and Black Bean Salsa (I’ve served this as an afternoon snack to my my kids and they’ve loved it!)
Gazpacho Salsa with made with Yellow Bell Peppers
Tomatoes are being featured on Food Network’s Summer Fest this week, and I’m thrilled to be joining in on the fun. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on the Food Network website along with recipes by a group of fabulous food bloggers.
Be sure to check out the following recipes from all my friends participating in this week’s Summer Fest!
Cooking With Elise: Fresh Tomato Sauce
Jeanette’s Healthy Living: Tomato Gazpacho Salsa
Napa Farmhouse 1885: Tomato Cobbler Anyone?
Virtually Homemade: Spaghetti With Tomatoes, Prosciutto and Fresh Corn
What’s Gaby Cooking: Chicken Kebabs With Romesco Sauce
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Salmon Spaghetti With Plum Tomatoes and Avocado
Feed Me Phoebe: Roasted Fresh Tomato Puttanesca Sauce
Chez Us: Easy Tomato Tart
Made By Michelle: Tomato and Pesto Pizza
Ingredients, Inc.: Lighter Fried Green Tomatoes
Delicious Lean: Creamy Light Tuna Salad Stuffed Tomatoes
Daily*Dishin: Spicy Tomato-Tomatillo Chicken Tenders
From My Corner of Saratoga: Tomato Jam
Dishin & Dishes: Tomato Zucchini Frittata
And Love It Too: Roasted Garlic, Basil and Tomato Paleo Tart
Healthy Eats: The Fresh-for-Once Tomato
Sweet Life Bake: Pico de Gallo
Zaika Zabardast: Grilled Tofu and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sandwich
Thursday Night Dinner: Tomato and Watermelon Salad
Cooking Channel: How to Prepare Summer Tomatoes
FN Dish: Tomatoes Go Beyond Salads
Gazpacho Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 cups tomato diced
- 1/2 cup red or green bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup English seedless cucumber diced
- 1/2 cup red onion or Vidalia onion finely diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons cilantro minced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
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Combine tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, onion, garlic and cilantro in a bowl.
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Drizzle olive oil and vinegar on top and toss well.
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Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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This is wonderful! I always say I could eat bruschetta for any meal alone!
I love this Jeanette! Looks so good!
This looks fabulous! I am going to try this
I love your twist on gazpacho! It looks so bright, fresh, and flavorful…this is the sort of thing I could munch on all the time.
Thanks Katie, Julie, Alison and Faith – with so many fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions and cucumbers in season right now, it’s a great way to enjoy this summer’s bounty of fresh vegetables.
jeannette, i love the idea of serving this on toasted bread. sounds delicious! and your photos are gorgeous…
Mmm, Salsa…Gazpacho…love them both!
Im just not really into cold soup so I’ve never been the biggest gazpacho fan but I do love all of these salsa ingredients! So fresh and delicious.
So fresh and beautiful Jeanette! Why didn’t I think of this? 😉
What a great idea Jeannette! So fresh, so colorful, so perfect all summer long! Loving it!
What a great idea to put on garlic bread…garlic rubbed bread is so simple and SO yummy…but I always forget! Thanks for the reminder!
Served with Moroccan Chickpeas and Sweet Potatoes, couscous and greek yogurt flavoured with mint and cummin this made for a wonderful meal. The only adjustments I made to the recipe was to double the dried spices and use roasted and crush cumin seed instead of powder. Endevour to cut your onin into very small dice or fgrate it so the patties keep together well. Thanks for sharing
Your meal sounds delicious! I love your idea of roasting the cumin seed – so much more flavor. Thank you for trying this recipe and for your feedback.