I wish I could be your guinea pig. :D

Me, too!! I’m taking some to the neighbor who I believe will give me an honest opinion.

I've never made a soup that couldn't be frozen and emerge just as good as new. I think that's one of the best things about soup in general.

Bunny, in reading about soups and freezing them, it appears that some with cream do not freeze well. I expect the flavor is still fine, but the eye appeal may not be the best. The asparagus soup recipe has a note that says it will freeze but not to add the cheese until it is reheated.

Are you thinking of trying to freeze the gazpacho? I don’t think cukes thaw well and tho grapes freeze nicely, I think their texture would be affected . But it definitely could easily be made last minute if you had all the ingredients prepped ahead.

I freeze most of the soups that I make as I like to make a big batch. For cream soups, I use evaporated milk rather than acutal cream. No taste difference and they freeze like a dream.

Oly, the White Gazpacho is a smooth soup. Everything is run through a blender. It isn’t like the traditional red/tomato gazpacho. I was reading an article on Serious Eats that said it would more accurately be called ”bread and garlic soup” but you could never get anyone to eat that!

I’ll do a test run on freezing too.

Interesting! I’d still be worried anout the cuke puree separating, so will love to hear your results. It does sound yummy!

bbstx, fair enough. I typically don't make soup with cream or add cheese until it's being served.

The White Gazpacho is in the fridge chilling. It is going to have to come up a couple of notches to be good enough. So far it is low-average. If after it chills, it is better, then I’ll test freezing it.

Are eggplants out of season? Still none at the main grocery in town. Went to another grocery. They had 4 eggplants but they were old, soft, and bedraggled looking. I haven’t been to the organic grocery yet. Might make a trip there this afternoon.

My neighbor liked the asparagus soup. She agreed that the asparagus flavor was not very pronounced, but she thought it was flavorful nevertheless.