09/08/2026
So Many Tomatoes!
If you are having an abundant tomato harvest but running out of ideas for how to eat them all, here's a nutritious and tasty idea: make gazpacho.
Gazpacho started out as a peasant soup that was eaten in both Spain and Italy since the 8th Century. It was a simple cold soup that peasants could eat in the fields and keep working, providing nourishment, energy, hydration, and a sense of fullness. It was made with bread crumbs, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, and water. No tomatoes?!!
When we think of gazpacho, we think of a tomato-based soup with peppers and cucumbers. These New World vegetables were introduced to Spain and Italy by Christopher Columbus and Dr. Diego Álvarez Chanca, and Spanish explorers and expedition members during the Columbian Exchange in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Gazpacho has evolved over the centuries with many different versions. Andalusian gazpacho is the best known. The link below contains a recipe for making this simple, delicious, nutritious cold soup.
If you're curious, we will have some first-come, first-served gazpacho to sample along with other tomato-based foods at the TOMATO PALOOZA on 9/9. Enjoy your tomato abundance.
https://eatcampogrande.com/blogs/kitchen/the-history-of-gazpacho-from-the-origins-to-the-present-of-this-refreshing-soup
