Chilled White Gazpacho Recipes

CHILLED GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine cucumber, green bell pepper, and onion in a large bowl; stir in Italian dressing and basil. Add tomatoes and tomato juice and stir well. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.

CHEF JOHN'S WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir leeks until soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove to a plate and allow to cool.
• Place cucumbers in a blender with grapes, almonds, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, creme fraiche, bread cubes, vinegar, cooled leeks, and water. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
• Taste and season with salt and cayenne pepper. If needed, add some more vinegar. Serve garnished with dill oil (see note), thinly sliced grapes, slivered almonds, and fresh dill.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• 1. Lightly toast 5 slices of bread. Remove the crusts then set the bread aside to soften in 1 cup of water. Lightly toast the almonds in a small skillet over medium-low heat until golden, about 7 minutes. Transfer the almonds to a food processor add the garlic and pulse until the almonds are finely ground. Squeeze the bread as dry as possible and add it, and about one-third of the grapes to the almonds. Process until the mixture is smooth.
• 2. Transfer the bread mixture to a bowl and gradually beat in first the vinegar, then 1/2 cup of the oil. Beat in the remaining two cups of water then strain the gazpacho through a fine sieve, forcing as much of the bread mixture through as possible. Season the gazpacho with salt and a pinch of cayenne and refrigerate until the soup is well chilled, at least one hour.
• 3. Before serving cut the remaining 3 slices of bread into 1-inch cubes. Fry the croutons over medium heat in the remaining 1/4 cup of oil until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels. Cut the remaining grapes in halves or quarters. Serve the gazpacho in chilled bowls topped with the grapes, cucumbers, and croutons.

WHITE GAZPACHO WITH GRAPES AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Combine the almonds and garlic in a blender or food processor and blend until the almonds are very finely ground, almost pastelike. Meanwhile, soak the bread in cold water, then squeeze out the water. Add the bread to the blender and blend until smooth. With the motor running, pour in the oil in a thin stream, then add the vinegar, scraping down the sides often. Pour in the grape juice and iced water 1 cup at a time. Season with salt. Chill in the refrigerator, at least 6 hours. The soup should be very cold. Serve in chilled soup bowls and garnish with the grapes.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Make croutons: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl toss bread cubes with oil and salt to taste and spread on a small baking sheet. Bake cubes in middle of oven until golden and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Make gazpacho: Drain soaked bread and squeeze out water. In a blender blend bread with remaining ingredients until smooth. Season gazpacho with salt and pepper and transfer to a metal bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Stir gazpacho occasionally until chilled, about 10 minutes. Serve gazpacho topped with croutons.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In the jar of a blender, combine 2 cucumbers, 1 clove garlic, and 1/2 cup stock. Blend until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Blend the remaining 2 cucumbers, clove of garlic, and 1/2 cup stock until smooth; add to bowl.
• Whisk in the remaining 2 cups stock and the sour cream, salt, and lemon juice. Cover, and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Place tomatoes, parsley, scallions, walnuts, eggs, and cheese in separate bowls. Ladle soup into bowls, and garnish with desired condiments.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread almonds on a cookie sheet, and bake until lightly toasted, about 15 minutes. Cool.
• In a food processor or blender, blend almonds and garlic into a uniformly fine, gritty paste.
• In a small bowl, moisten the bread in 1/4 cup water and squeeze dry. Add to the almond-garlic mix, and blend. Add 4 cups stock or water, olive oil, vinegar and salt. Blend until smooth. If a fine texture is desired, strain through a medium-fine sieve. Cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.
• To serve, taste for salt and stir in grapes. Ladle into bowls and scatter croutons on top.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Pare and seed cucumbers; cut into cubes so that you have about 3 cups of cubed cucumber.
• In blender (preferably) or food processor, blend cucumber with 1/2 cup broth until smooth.
• In medium bowl, combine cucumber mixture, remaining broth, sour cream, lemon juice, granulated garlic, and pepper; mix well.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
• Garnish as desired.
• Keep any left over soup in refrigerator.