Garden Fresh Gazpacho With Avocado Crema Recipes

GARDEN-FRESH GAZPACHO WITH AVOCADO CREMA

Steps:

• Avocado CREMA:
• Mash avocado in medium bowl until smooth. Stir in sour cream, lime juice and sugar. Refrigerate while preparing Gazpacho.
• Gazpacho:
• Combine all remaining ingredients except basil. Pour half into blender; blend until smooth. Add to remaining tomato mixture with basil; mix well. Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Serve Gazpacho topped with Avocado Crema.

GARDEN-FRESH GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 14 ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Garnish each serving with croutons.

AVOCADO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Mix tomato-vegetable juice, vegetable broth, tomatoes, avocados, cucumber, canned tomatoes with juice, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, olive oil, green onions, lemon juice, cilantro, vinegar, hot pepper sauce, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl. Cover and chill for at least 3 hours before serving to allow flavors to blend.

CREAMY GREEN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Reserve one-quarter of the tomato, two cucumber chunks, two avocado chunks, and one basil leaf. Combine and finely chop for garnish.
• Stem and seed the jalapeño half and reserve the seeds. Cut the jalapeño into several pieces. Combine one or two pieces of the jalapeño with the remaining tomato, cucumber, avocado, and basil and the watercress or spinach, celery, garlic, red wine vinegar, honey, and ice cubes in a blender or the bowl of a food processor; puree until smooth. Add 1/4 cup or more water to thin the mixture, if necessary.
• Taste and season with salt, pepper, and more vinegar, if needed. If you want the soup spicier, add more of the jalapeño, a little at a time, as well as some of the seeds if desired, blending and tasting after each addition. Refrigerate until cold, then pour into a bowl and top with the reserved chopped tomato, cucumber, avocado, and basil and a drizzle of olive oil, and eat.

CREAMY AVOCADO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a blender in the order listed.
• Start blender on low speed for a few seconds, then switch to high; blend until creamy and smooth, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Pour into 2 soup bowls.
• Dice reserved avocado and gently drop them into the center of the bowl.
• Add a mint leaf and sprinkle diced avocado with paprika if desired.
• Enjoy!

AVOCADO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine the avocado, tomatoes, garlic, onion, olive oil, vinegar, paprika and salt in a blender, and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings. Pour into a bowl or pitcher, thin out as desired with ice water, cover and chill for several hours.
• Meanwhile, prepare the garnishes, if using. Place them in small bowls on a platter. Serve it in bowls, and pass the tray of garnishes.

GAZPACHO WITH AVOCADO PURéE

Steps:

• Bring large saucepan of water to boil. Drop in 3 tomatoes; cook 30 seconds. Using slotted spoon, transfer tomatoes to plate. Repeat. When cool, peel tomatoes starting at X. Cut tomatoes in half horizontally; squeeze out seeds and juice. Place tomatoes in processor. Using on/off turns, chop to coarse puree. Transfer puree to strainer; let drain 30 minutes, stirring often.
• Combine tomato puree, chicken broth, onion, 1/3 cup lime juice, garlic, parsley, chives, and cilantro in large bowl. Season gazpacho with salt and pepper. Chill 2 hours or up to 1 day.
• Blend avocados, chiles, 2 tablespoons water, and 1/3 cup lime juice in processor until smooth. Season with salt; add more water to thin if desired.
• Ladle gazpacho into bowls. Top with avocado puree, then drizzle of oil.

GARDEN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place cucumber in a food processor; pulse 5 to 6 times to chop into very small pieces. Transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with red bell peppers, red onion, and celery, pulsing each into very small pieces in the food processor and transferring to the bowl.
• Combine plum tomatoes and garlic in the food processor; pulse until finely diced. Pour over cucumber mixture in the bowl.
• Pour tomato juice, white wine vinegar, and olive oil over tomato and cucumber mixture in the bowl. Add sea salt, black pepper, basil, parsley, and red pepper flakes; stir well.
• Chill until flavors combine and deepen, about 2 hours.

RAW VEGAN AVOCADO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in your blender and puree until smooth.
• Flavour to taste and chill before serving.
• Serve with "all the toppings" or on its own in small ramekins or shot glasses. YUM!