Vegan cold cucumber soup with avocado and basil

This vegan cold cucumber soup is the absolute best summer appetizer to help cool you down on a hot day! It’s light, refreshing and comes together within 10 minutes. You will love how easy it is to make: just throw everything in the blender! Plus, it’s wholesome and naturally gluten-free.

I love making soup so much, especially the creamy ones. They are usually easy to prepare and since the leftovers often get better over time, they make for a great meal to prepare ahead. And as you already know, I’m all about meal prep! Our favorites are red curry and carrot soup and broccoli velouté. We simply make them over and over again and still get excited every time we eat them.

With the hot days right now, it’s not tempting to gobble on a hot meal and we have been missing creamy and silky soups. So here comes this cucumber soup! This might sound a bit odd, but trust me, it is so good. Also called cucumber gazpacho, reserve this soup for when you need a fresh start to your meal or to simply serve it during gatherings. It will for sure catch everyone’s attention!

What you will need to make this vegan cold cucumber soup:

This recipe comes perfectly on time with the abundance of cucumbers in the gardens. Combined with fresh basil, it is like a perfect combination. To them, you will add a touch of red wine vinegar, green onion and garlic. You won’t need much of these, but they are essential to really enhance the flavors dramatically. Oh, and don’t forget the avocado. This is the secret for reaching that delicious creaminess, but without any dairy. It also brings healthy fat to the mix, which helps carry all the flavors together.

How to make this recipe:

Everything goes in the blender all at once. This recipe could not be easier than this.

It can be eaten at room temperature, but if you have extra time, I recommend to chill it in the fridge for an hour or two. The cooling effect will be better and this will allow the flavors to connect together even more.

Substitution possible for this chilled cucumber soup:

– If you don’t have red wine vinegar, using either freshly squeezed lime juice or apple cider vinegar will have that same tangy touch. In this case, you might need to adjust the amount you have to add to the mix, so start with less and taste on the way as you add more.

– I have done this same recipe with fresh dill instead of basil and oh, it was really good too. You would need about 2 packed tbsp for this recipe.

– Instead of water, you can use almond milk to make this soup even creamier. Be sure to use unflavoured and unsweetened if using it.

How to serve it:

I find this soup best when served in smaller portions. Sizes of about 3/4 cup in small glass jars is great. Just like tiny cucumber shooters! How cute!

Then, to these small jars, add some crunchy toppings. Chopped avocado, tomato, cucumber and basil are perfect for this appetizer.

This soup goes well with crusty bread or crackers. It would also be a great addition to a platter of appetizers: people can just grab their individual jars.

I hope you will love this summer soup as much as I do! If you try it, please leave a comment to let me know how it was.

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