Chicken Salad With Grapes And Almonds

Ajoblanco (Cold Spanish Almond Soup)

Recipe Summary Ajoblanco (Cold Spanish Almond Soup)

This almond soup (ajo blanco) is one of the simplest and most nutritious of all Spanish summer soups, hailing from Andalusia. It's a cousin of gazpacho made with almonds and grapes.

Ingredients | Chicken Salad With Grapes And Almonds

1 pound blanched almonds

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

3 tablespoons ice-cold water, or as needed

1 clove garlic, chopped

salt to taste

¼ cup peeled green grapes

Directions

Combine almonds, olive oil, vinegar, water, garlic and salt in a blender; blend until smooth. Add more cold water while blending until desired consistency is reached. The soup should be thick, but still pourable.

Chill soup for a minimum of 15 minutes. Serve garnished with grapes.

You can also blend the soup in a pot with an immersion blender.

Info | Chicken Salad With Grapes And Almonds

prep: 10 mins additional: 15 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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