Avocado With Savory Tomato Sorbet And Chips Recipes

AVOCADO WITH SAVORY TOMATO SORBET AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Blend tomatoes, tomato juice, 1/2 teaspoon oil, lime juice and hot sauce with 1/2 cup water in a blender or food processor until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Freeze in an ice cream maker, as directed by manufacturer. Store in freezer. Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion until tender, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook 10 minutes more. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Blend in a blender until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids. Set aside. Slice avocado thinly and divide among 8 small plates, fanning out slices to form a flat surface. Coat avocado with cooking spray; cover with plastic wrap until needed (to prevent oxidation). Place diced lime on and around avocado. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Place 1 scoop sorbet on top of avocado slices; drizzle with 1 teaspoon onion oil. Divide chips among plates; sprinkle with black pepper. Garnish with cilantro.

CRUSHED AVOCADO WITH LIME SORBET AND RICE CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 150 degrees F.
• In a small pot melt the brown sugar and cook until sugar caramelizes and set aside.
• To make the lime sorbet, combine the water and sugar in a pot and cook until all of the sugar is melted. Cool the syrup and add the lime juice and zest. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until light and frothy. Combine the lime syrup and egg whites and freeze in and ice cream machine. Once the sorbet comes out of the machine, fill 4-inch rings half way with the sorbet and place in the freezer.
• To make the rice crisp, combine the rice and water in a pot and cook until all of the water has evaporated. Spread onto a nonstick baking sheet or parchment paper and bake in the oven until dry and brittle.
• Preheat a fryer to 360 degrees F. Break the rice into pieces and fry for a few seconds. Season with salt.
• Peel and crush the avocados using a fork and set aside.
• To serve, remove the lime sorbet from the freezer and sprinkle with sea salt. Fill the remaining half of the ring with the crushed avocado. Flip the rings onto a plate, drizzle caramelized sugar, and garnish with candied zest. Add the crispy rice as a decoration.

SAVORY TOMATO SORBET

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and remove seeds with a teaspoon. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate tomato flesh into a bowl to make a rough purée. (Discard seeds and skins.) Push purée through a strainer to remove any extraneous bits. You should have 4 cups purée; if you come up short, add a little water or grate another tomato.
• Stir together tomato purée, salt, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, vinegar and olive oil. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Use an ice cream machine to freeze tomato mixture, then transfer to an airtight container and store in freezer compartment of refrigerator until sorbet is firm, about 1 hour. Remove and hold at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.
• Make the cherry tomato garnish: Put shallot, garlic and vinegar in a small bowl. Whisk in olive oil to make a vinaigrette.
• Put cherry tomatoes in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Pour vinaigrette over cherry tomatoes and toss well.
• For each serving, put two scoops of tomato sorbet in an ice cream glass or bowl. Spoon a few cherry tomatoes and some of the vinaigrette over the top. Garnish with basil leaves.