Spicy Avacodo Cilantro Gazpacho Food

AVOCADO GAZPACHO WITH SPICED CROUTONS

Steps:

• Make spiced croutons up to 2 days ahead. Store in an airtight container.
• In a blender, puree cucumbers, lime juice, 1/2 cup broth, 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, jalapeno, green onions, and 1 of the avocados, diced. Season, to taste, with salt. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours or until next day.
• To serve, thin gazpacho with additional broth if desired. Dice remaining avocado finely and add to gazpacho base. Pour into bowls and garnish with cilantro leaves and croutons.
• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F. Cut bread into small cubes and spread on a baking sheet. Toast in oven until crisp and golden, about 10 minutes. Melt butter and stir in ground chile powder, salt, ground cumin, thyme, and pepper to taste. Pour over bread cubes and toss to coat. Return to oven and toast 5 minutes more.

SPICY AVACODO CILANTRO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• cut & clean your onion set aside.
• clean & take out your seeds of your Serrano chili & your jalapeno chili dice into small pieces you don't have to be exact they are going into the blender.
• now bring these 3 ingredients to a heated skillet with 1 tsp of olive oil cook till tender you don't want to brown just soften them.
• cut and core your avocado's set a side, clean & chop your cilantro set aside.
• once you onions, & chili's have soften add your 2 cans of chicken broth to them and heat & turn off & let cool.
• now add your avocado's cilantro,salt,garlic salt,cumin, & cooled veggies & broth to avocado's. Blend till creamy, strain your mixture add your 2 squeezed limes at that time. Top with low fat sour creme if desired & fresh pepper to top.serve at chilled or room tempature.

SPICY GAZPACHO WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Work the garlic and salt into a paste (best done in a wooden bowl or on a cutting board).
• Combine the garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, cumin and 1 cup of the tomato juice in a blender until smooth.
• In a large bowl, combine the blender mixture with the remaining tomato juice and the vegetables; chill the mixture for at least 3 hours. It can be thinned to desired consistency with ice cold water before serving.
• Cook shrimp until just opaque in boiling, salted water, then plunge into cold water. Add shrimp to individual bowls to serve along with a generous sprinking of mint.

GAZPACHO WITH JALAPEñO AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup tomato juice, half of tomatoes, half of cucumber, and half of bell pepper in blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into large bowl. Stir in remaining tomatoes, cucumber, and bell pepper; add onion, cilantro, parsley, lemon juice, green onion, jalapeño, and garlic. Transfer 1 cup mixture to blender. Add 2 1/2 cups tomato juice to blender and puree. Pour back into large bowl and stir to combine. Thin with additional tomato juice, if desired. Season with salt and pepper. Cover; chill 2 hours. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
• Serve cold.

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.