– White Garlic Soup – Ajo Blanco –
Everytime the word soup comes up, we all get images of a cold winter´s day, as we cling to our favorite blanket and sip on a warm soup. In Spain, soups are enjoyed all year-round, and they are famously known for their cold summer soup ¨Gazpacho¨, a refreshing and cold soup that is filled with fresh vegetables. But today we´re not talking about gazpacho, we are talking about his cousing ¨Ajo Blanco¨, who is not very popular outside of Spain. This soup is equally as refreshing, easy to make, and has a handful of health benefits. Ajo Blanco translates to White Garlic Soup, but don´t let the name fool you, the main ingredient in this soup is actually blanched almonds. Watch the video below on how to easily make this white garlic soup, and enjoy a new style of soup, that is equally tasty on a summers day, as it is in a winters day. Salud!
Watch the Video Below on How to Make White Garlic Soup – Ajo Blanco
White Garlic Soup - Ajo Blanco
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Blanched Almonds (soaked in water for 1 hour and drained)
- 4 Slices of Baguette Bread
- 2 Cups Cold Water
- 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Spanish Olive Oil
- 1 Tsp Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Peeled Clove of Garlic
- Seedless Green Grapes
- Sea Salt
Instructions
-
Add 4 slices of a baguette to a bowl, add 1 cup of cold water to the bowl, and soak the bread for about 10 minutes
-
Using a tall plastic cylinder, add 1 cup of blanched almonds, the 4 slices of baguette that have been soaking in water, 1 clove of garlic, 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, 3 tablespoons extra virgin Spanish olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt and 1/2 cup cold water
-
Using a handheld mixer, mix everything in the cylinder for about 3 minutes, until you get a smooth puree
-
Cover the plastic cylinder with seran wrap and add to the refrigerator for at least 2 hours
-
Grab about 10 seedless green grapes, cut them in half and remove the skin, set aside
-
Once your puree has cooled in the refrigerator, take it out, remove the seran wrap and stir the puree with a spoon
-
Add the puree into 2 shallow bowls, garnish with the cut grapes on top of the soup and drizzle with a little extra virgin Spanish olive oil
-
Salud!
Recipe Notes
If you need any of the above ingredients to make this recipe, you can purchase them through this Amazon Affiliate Link Shop for Ingredients
Disclosure: At Spain on a Fork, we offer affiliate links to help you find what you need to re-create our recipes. If you like what we do, you can support us through our chosen links, which earn us a commission, but you still pay the same price. Learn more here.
You May Also Like
Karen
Is there any particular reason to use the hand held mixer and not a standard blender? Or would either work?
18 . Jul . 2020Spain on a Fork
You can use either or, the hand held mixer is what I had at the time 🙂 much love
19 . Jul . 2020