From Spain With Love: Andalusian Garden Gazpacho [Guest Post on Lite Bite]

You have no idea how ecstatic I am to be a guest on Lite Bite to share with you my Healthy-Living Secrets! Thank you, Sanjeeta for having me over! For those of you who have not stumbled upon Lite Bite, today is your chance to bookmark it here and get to know Sanjeeta, author of this healthy-living site.

For the dish I am about to share, let me take you on a virtual trip to Seville, the artistic and cultural capital of Andalusia. It’s less than 3 hours by car from Granada, and if you are travelling from Madrid, the trip is 2 1/2 hours via Spanish TGV trains, or AVE. Should you wish to drive, the trip is about 5 hours, and may I suggest a stop-over in Cordoba to see the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos and the Mezquita, of course.

Below is the La Giralda, the Moorish bell tower of Seville’s Cathedral and happens to be one of my favorite landmarks. The tower was built as a minaret in 1198. The weather-vane or giraldillo has given La Giralda its name.

During the summer, I usually enjoy a bowl of gazpacho for lunch or light dinner. You may also serve gazpacho as cold appetizer.

Seville is scorchingly hot in the summertime and the locals have devised many ways to deal with the searing heat of their summers. Not the least of them is the cold soup. Gazpacho, the most famous of these wonderfully refreshing soups is simple to make, and even easier to enjoy!

For the Andalusian Garden Gazpacho recipe, please visit Lite Bite by clicking here. You may follow @SanjeetaKK on Twitter here.

Special Mentions

This recipe is adapted from LA Times. You may follow @LATimesFood on Twitter here.
Yuri shares her gazpacho recipe here, and just click translate for English or any other language you wish! You may follow @Chefpandita on Twitter here.
Francys Mariel shares her gazpacho recipe here. You may follow @Francys_Mariel on Twitter here.
Carlene shares here deconstructed gazpacho here. You may follow her on Twitter here.

Thank you for stopping by and please come by again real soon!

22 Responses to "From Spain With Love: Andalusian Garden Gazpacho [Guest Post on Lite Bite]"

Sanjeeta kk says:

August 8, 2011 at 4:16 PM

Thanks Annapet, lovely working with you! Many of your actions and ideas have inspired me to look at my life in a different perspective. Thanks for being a lovely friend and support. Love you and looking forward for many many years of friendship and blogging with you.
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 4:29 PM
  
  What a great pleasure, and thank you TRULY for being patient with me. Same here: your invitation made me think about the things that I do and it encouraged me to speak up! Then TOGETHER, perhaps we will inspire other people to grow their hair to donate, and gain some weight to donate blood!
  
  Here’s to friendship and blogging!
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Alan Cooke says:

August 8, 2011 at 8:54 PM

The picture looks fantastic and is making me hungry! Heading over to check out the recipe
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 2:26 PM
  
  Thanks for the blog love, Alan! Just one of those things perfect for the summer season.
Junia @ Mis Pensamientos says:

August 8, 2011 at 9:20 PM

ahhhh I LOVE gazpacho!!! especially from andalucia.
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 2:27 PM
  
  Than you, Junia! Some food just really takes us back . Gazpacho is one of them.
Betty Ann of asianinamericamag says:

August 9, 2011 at 12:42 AM

Wonderful post, Annapet! I’ve bookmarked this and will definitely take into account your travel tips next time I visit Spain:) Thanks for sharing such helpful info.!
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM
  
  As always, check the current travel guide! Thanks, Betty Ann .
Soma says:

August 8, 2011 at 1:06 PM

A marvelous post. The perfect recipe for the summer – absolutely beautiful color. and thank you for the trip!
1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 3:41 PM
  
  And thank you for taking us virtually with yours! Noticed some Moorish influence on Rajasthan’s architecture. Reading up now.
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Pia says:

August 8, 2011 at 1:49 PM

Spain has such lovely memories for me, and I’m just loving the revisit through your Spain series, annapet! It’s always good to travel with like-minded people
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 3:43 PM
  
  Thanks, Pia. Taking food photos never occurred to me before. At least not plated ones, but produce in neighborhood markets instead.
Nelly Rodriguez says:

August 8, 2011 at 3:47 PM

this looks SO gorgeous!!!!!!
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 5:16 PM
  
  Thanks, Marnely .
Yuri says:

August 8, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Beautiful photos, Annapet! Thanks for the shout out, love seeing two of my favorite twitter friends working together
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 8, 2011 at 5:18 PM
  
  Thank you , Yuri. Sanjeeta asking me to guest post made me reevaluate what I post on my site.
Tanvi @SinfullySpicy says:

August 8, 2011 at 7:50 PM

I love gazpacho! Its dinner atleast twice a week..but I m now bored of my recipe..would love to try yours Love Love the refreshing color!
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 9, 2011 at 4:12 PM
  
  Thanks, Tanvi! I can imagine in Las Vegas I’ll be having more cold soup . I did not grow many tomatoes this year, but the ones I used for this recipe are among the sweetest tomato varieties: Black Cherry, Sun Gold, and Jaune Flamme [a French heirloom with a fancy name].
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Prerna@IndianSimmer says:

August 8, 2011 at 10:25 PM

That gazpacho looks truly amazing! Heading over to Sanjeeta’s blog for the recipe
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1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM
  
  Thanks, Prerna! Fresh produce inspire me .
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foodwanderings says:

August 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Annapet, I can’t tell you enough how impressed I am with this post and this collaboration. Both yours and Sanjeeta’s posts read so well, was captivated with information in both. The photos and the recipes are incredible. Jonathan loves cold soups and gazpacho in particular. Love seeing you both cooperate. Just beautiful job!
1. The Daily Palette says:
  
  August 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM
  
  Thanks, Shulie. It truly was an inspired post. Gazpacho season is short here. As soon as the weather cools down, gazpacho loses it’s appeal, LOL .
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