Do you like cold soup?

Ajo bianco from Spain is my absolute favourite cold soup. Ground almonds, olive oil, garlic, sherry vinegar, grapes. Sounds weird but I love it. I used to use a recipe that called for a kilo of peeled grapes for 6 people. My husband would beg me to make it but I would only do it if he offered to peel all those grapes.

I have since discovered that making it with halved or sliced seedless grapes works as well, since you get the same mouth feel of the grape flesh hitting your tongue.

Had a quick look for a recipe online. I would not consider the grapes optional in the below. You could even replace the green apple with more grapes.

https://spanishsabores.com/2018/05/27/ajo-blanco-recipe-chilled-almond-soup/

I love chilled asparagus soup. This is my favorite recipe. I just chill it before eating
https://theveglife.com/vegan-roasted-garlic-asparagus-soup/

Made gazpacho last year for the first time. We had a lot of tomatoes. Neither my husband or I liked it. The only cold soup I really like is vichyssoise. However, so calorie laden I haven’t made it in a very long time. I don’t know how it would hold up to trying to sub fat free 1/2 and 1/2 for whipping cream. Maybe worth a try.

@acpgee
Your ajo blanco sounds, and looks amazing.

I went out for lunch yesterday to this little, tiny place that opened here last winter. They served a cold cantaloupe soup. It was really good. On the sweet side though. I looked up a recipe for it online. I think I’ll try making some. It’s miserably hot & humid here right now.

I have two recipes to share. The first is a cold broccoli soup...it's originally meant to be cold, but it is my favorite winter soup heated up. The second uses Clamato juice as a broth, but it's really delicious.

Cold Broccoli Soup

1 can Campbell's condensed chicken broth
1 can Campbell's condensed cream of potato soup
1 package frozen broccoli (10 oz box)
1/2 medium onion, sliced
1 large carrot, sliced
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp curry powder
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp pepper
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 cups buttermilk

Add everything except buttermilk to a large pot. Cover pot. Bring contents to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 12-15 minutes. With either a stick blender or in a regular blender, puree the contents of the pot. Return to the stove and stir in buttermilk. Simmer 5 minutes more, stirring often. Chill...or serve hot with a dollop of sour cream.

Sunshine Soup

1 large bottle of Clamato juice
1 box firm tofu, diced
2 cucumbers, seeded and diced
1 can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 large or 2 smaller tomatoes, diced
1 red onion, diced
a bunch of cilantro, chopped
1 T olive oil
1 T red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1 avocado, diced

Mix everything except the avocado together and chill for several hours to let the flavors blend. Just before serving, stir in the avocado.