Cuisinart DLC-10S manual Soups

SOUPS

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Chunky Gazpacho

This refreshing cold soup can be ready in [ess than 10 minutes. Yoj may serve it al once, but il improves wilh chilling

INGREDIENTS

Ismall garlic clove, peeled

1ft small jalapeno pepper"

4scallions

1celery stalk

1/2 medium bell pepper

2tomatoes

Icups tomato or V-8 juice

1 medium cucumber

1 tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon Ireshly ground black pepper

4-1/2 cupsyield

Leek and Potato Soup/Vlchyssoise

Louis Dial, longtime chef a! the New York Rilz Hotel. transformed the everyday Leek ancf Polato Soup into a cold soup suitable tor parties.

INGREDIENTS

2medium leeks, while part oily, thoroughly cleaned

1/2 medium onion, peeled and halved

1tablespoon unsalled butter

2medium all-purpose potatoes, peeled 1-1/2 cups cnicken sSock

1cup water

Salt and freshly ground pepper to tasle

1cup milk

1/4 cup heavy cream Chopped chives, for garnish

4cups yield

Halve jalapeno pepper and remove seeds Trim scaliions and celery and cul into 1 -inch pieces. Quarter and seed bell pepper and tomatoes. Peel cucumber and cut in hall lengthwise. Remove seeds and cut lo fit feed tube vertically

Use metal blade to process garlic and jalapeno pepper uniil finely chopped. Add scallion. celery and bell pepppei. Pulse/chop to medium chop. Pul in large mixing bowl. Pulse/chop 1/2 the tomatoes until coarsely chopped. Add lo mixing howl. Puree remaining tomatoes unlil smooth, about 1 minute. With machine running, pour in 1/2 cup ol lomato Juice. Add lo mixing bowl wilh remaining lomato juice and stir.

Insert slicing disc, stand cucumber pieces upright in feed tubs and slice, using light pressure. Add lo mixing bowl wilh remaining ingredients and slir to combine Cover and chill before serving.

"Handle hoi peppers carefully. Their oil can irritate the skin and eyes. Wash your hands after preparing them

Cut leeks to lit feed lube. Use slicing disc lo slice leeks and onions. Mell butler in large saucepan. Add leeks and onion and saute, stirring often, unlil soil but nol brown, about 10 minutes.

Cut potatoes in halt crosswise, then quarter length wise. Use slicing disc to slice them. Add potatoes, slock and water lo saucepan Bring lo boil, reduce heai. cover and simmer gently, slirring occasionally, until vegetables are very lender, about 25 minutes Adjust seasoning and serve hot as Leek and Polato Soup or proceed as follows for cold Vichyssoise.

Strain liquid into large saucepan and set aside. Use metal blade lo puree vegetables, slopping once to scrape bowl Whtsk puree into reserved liquid, add milk and bring to a boil over moderate heal, stirring constantly. Remove from the heal and stir in cream. Season lo tasle wilh salt and pepper. Relrigerale until Ihoroughly chilled Taste again for seasoning and sprinkle wilh chopped chives.