Mexican Style Gazpacho With Spicy Cucumber Sorbet Recipes

MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Rub the poblano pepper with olive oil. Roast over the gas flame of your stove, turning often, until the skin is black, 7 to 10 minutes. Place pepper into a paper bag and seal; set aside to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Combine cucumber and onion in a bowl. Set aside.
• Take cooled poblano from the bag and scrape off the burned skin. Remove stem and seeds; roughly chop the pepper.
• Place tomatoes, poblano, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until thick and not runny. Add cucumber and onion; pulse 3 to 4 times to incorporate. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. Serve.

LIGHT AND FRESH MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine celery, red and yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, avocados, cilantro, green onions, red onion, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, tomato and claim juice cocktail, hot pepper sauce, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and garlic powder in a large nonreactive bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate at least 6 hours to blend flavors.

GAZPACHO SORBET WITH APPLE ASPIC

Steps:

• Make aspic:
• Bring apple juice to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and stir in gelatin until dissolved. Pour into an 8-inch square baking dish and chill, uncovered, until firm, about 2 hours.
• Make gazpacho sorbet:
• Soften gelatin in hot water 1 minute.
• Mash garlic to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash with a large knife). Blend garlic paste, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, cucumber, vinegar, orujo, and sugar in a food processor until as smooth as possible. Add oil and gelatin mixture with motor running, then force purée through a sieve into a bowl, pressing firmly on solids. Discard solids.
• Chill until cold, about 1 hour, then freeze in ice cream maker. Transfer sorbet to an airtight container and put in freezer to harden.
• Reduce balsamic vinegar:
• Boil vinegar in a small nonreactive saucepan until syrupy, 1 to 2 minutes, then cool completely.
• Assemble dish:
• Cut aspic into small cubes and divide among 4 plates. Drizzle aspic with balsamic vinegar, then top with a scoop (about 1/4 cup) of sorbet.

NO-FAT MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place 1 cup cucumber and next 10 ingredients (through tomatoes) in blender or food processor and puree (leave some chunks). Pour into bowl.
• Stir in tomato juice. Cover and chill.
• Serve topped with diced cucumber.

GAZPACHO SORBET

Steps:

• Using rubber gloves, chop 1 of the jalapeno peppers. Combine the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a pan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Add the chopped jalapeno and cool to room temperature before straining. Put the jalapeno in the bowl of a food processor.
• Using rubber gloves, seed and chop 2 teaspoons of the remaining jalapeno and add to the food processor with the cucumbers, garlic, scallions, almonds, tomatillos, lime juice, hot sauce and vodka. Pulse to get an almost smooth consistency. Add salt to taste. Stir in the cilantro and mint.
• Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions. Meanwhile, cut the top third of the tomatoes off and carefully seed and core.
• Toss the basil with the oil. Fill each tomato with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of the sorbet and top with some of the basil chiffonade.

SPICY GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a blender purée chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, jalapeño, onion, and cucumber, garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Force purée through a coarse sieve into a bowl and chill soup at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Thin soup with ice water and serve topped with croutons and finely diced vegetables.

SPICY HERBED SUMMER GAZPACHO

Steps:

• ONE DAY AHEAD:.
• Place olive oil in a 5-quart saucepan over medium heat.
• When oil is hot, add onions, red and green peppers and garlic. Saute until soft, about 7 minutes.
• Add tomato juice, V-8 juice, Clamato juice, chicken broth, parsley, basil and chives.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Raise heat to high and bring mixture to boil.
• Immediately remove from heat and add tomatoes and cucumber.
• Stir to combine.
• Transfer soup to a covered container and refrigerate overnight to marry flavors.
• TO SERVE:.
• Transfer soup to individual bowls.
• Serve soup cold with sides of bread, cheese, croutons, or crackers.
• NOTE: The secret to a good gazpacho is the harmonious marriage of flavors. This soup is best at peak harvest season, when vine-ripened tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers are available.