A Good Appetite - Smoothie + Gazpacho = Summer Soup - NYTimes.com

A Good Appetite

Smoothie + Gazpacho = Lunch

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

By MELISSA CLARK

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AT lunchtime on a recent steamy day, I got the unlikely idea to cross a smoothie with gazpacho. Given my languid state, I had wanted something icy and filling, but not too taxing to prepare.

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My first inclination was to make my go-to summer meal in a glass, a yogurt fruit smoothie. The yogurt provides the protein to make it feel substantial, while the fruit makes it sweet, and plenty of ice keeps it cold.

But I wanted something savory and salty — and just as unfussy.

I immediately thought of gazpacho.

It has a lot going for it, summer-lunch-wise. It’s cold. It’s easy (put vegetables and seasonings in blender, blend, eat).

But it’s not filling.

Given the absence of protein, I’d probablyA Good Appetite - Smoothie + Gazpacho = Summer Soup - NYTimes.com