Chilly Chile Pepper Gazpacho Recipes

CHERRY TOMATO AND CHILE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• For the gazpacho: Place the tomatoes, cucumbers, chiles, shallots, garlic, vinegar, hot sauce, and salt in a blender. Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, to taste. Refrigerate for 2 hours until ready to serve.
• For the croutons: In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, pour enough oil to fill the pan with 1 inch of oil. Heat over medium heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 375 degrees F. (If you don't have a thermometer, a cube of bread will brown in about 3 minutes.) Working in batches, carefully add the polenta cubes and fry, stirring occasionally to keep the cubes separated, until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
• To serve: Ladle the gazpacho into 4 soup bowls and top with the polenta croutons.

LATE SUMMER GAZPACHO WITH HATCH CHILES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor or in a blender, combine the shallots with the onion and pulse until finely chopped; do NOT puree! Turn into a large bowl. Place the cucumber, fennel and hot pepper in the food processor and do the same, then add them to the onion mixture. Then add half of the tomatoes with half of the bread chunks, pulse and turn them into the bowl as well. Finally, pulse the rest of the tomatoes with the remaining bread, add them to the lot and stir to mix.
• Scoop 1 cup of the vegetable mixture back into the food processor, then add the tomato juice, olive oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Puree the mixture, then add it to the bowl along with the diced zucchini and bell pepper; stir to mix. Check the seasonings.
• Chill the soup for at least 3 hours and up to 2 days (the longer you let it sit in the fridge, the more the flavors meld) and serve quite cold. Stir well before serving, adjust the seasonings as needed and pass the diced avocado and lime wedges on the side if desired. You may also want to give the portions a final drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.

PINEAPPLE AND BELL PEPPER GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Puree first 8 ingredients in blender until smooth. Transfer to bowl. Cover and refrigerate until cold, at least 2 hours or up to 6 hours. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with additional chopped vegetables.

GAZPACHO WITH HERBS AND CHILES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Cover and chill until cold, at least 2 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)

CHILLY CHILE PEPPER GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F Place tomatoes (cut sides up), onion, and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast 30 minutes or until tomato skins are charred. Peel off tomato skins.
• Place tomatoes in food processor. Cover; process until smooth. Transfer to large serving bowl. Place onion, garlic, cucumber, sweet pepper, and chile peppers in food processor. Cover; pulse with on/off turns until chopped to desired consistency.
• Add processed vegetables, vegetable juice, lemon juice, olive oil, sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp black pepper to tomatoes. Stir to combine. Cover; chill at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Spoon gazpacho in bowls. Top with crab meat. Sprinkle with chives or cilantro.