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Gazpacho with
Avocado Garnish
Makes 6 - 8 servings
INGREDIENTS
For the Gazpacho
2 pounds
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and chopped
1 large English cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and chopped
11/2 cups
1/2 cup
1/2 cup packed fresh
1to 2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
2 to 3 teaspoons kosher salt (or to taste) 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For the Avocado Garnish
1 large, ripe but firm Hass avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into
1/4 small red onion, peeled and cut into
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For serving (optional)
6 to 8 beefsteak tomatoes
8 sprigs
Gazpacho cont.
METHOD
1In a large, nonreactive bowl, stir together the tomatoes, celery stalks, red bell pepper, cucumber, tomato juice, vegetable broth or water, olive oil, sherry vinegar, parsley leaves, 1 tablespoon sugar, tomato paste, paprika, cayenne, 2 teaspoons salt, and black pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
2In batches, transfer the chilled gazpacho mixture to your Food Processor Mixing Bowl fitted with the Chopping blade and use the PULSE button until the soup is coarsely puréed. Transfer the batches, as ready, to another nonreactive bowl. Stir the mixture to blend the batches. Taste and add salt and pepper or sugar, if necessary, to highlight the sweetness of the tomatoes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until well chilled, several hours more.
3Prepare the avocado garnish: In a small bowl, gently stir together the avocado, red onion, and lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
4If serving in
5At serving time, place a beefsteak tomato bowl on each of eight serving plates. Ladle the gazpacho into each tomato (or into bowls), top with a generous tablespoonful of the avocado mixture, and garnish with a parsley sprig. Serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy,
Rutledge Hill Press, 2004
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