Citrus Gazpacho With Honey Lime Cream Recipes

FRUIT GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine tomatoe puree, orange juice, sugar, orange and lime zests, cantaloupe, honeydew and mango in a large bowl. Process half the mixture in a food processor fitted with a steel blade or a blender until smooth. Stir the pureed fruits into the remaining fruit mixture.
• Stir in apple, blueberries and grapes. Refrigerate covered for several hours.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with strawberry halves and kiwi slices.

HONEY LIME GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine tomatoes, cucumber, orange sweet peppers, jalapeño, and garlic. In a food processor process mixture, half at a time, with several on/off turns until you have large chunks. Place all of the mixture in the food processor bowl. Add lime juice, honey, cilantro, ginger, and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt. Cover and process with several on/off turns until the mixture is just a little chunky. If desired, season to taste with additional sea salt. Can add a small amount of V-8 juice if your soup is too dry.
• To serve, place 2 to 3 ice cubes in each of four shallow bowls; ladle soup over ice. Serve with lime wedges and green onions.

CITRUS GAZPACHO WITH HONEY-LIME CREAM

Steps:

• Place citrus salad in large nonmetal bowl. With fork, break up fruit into small pieces. Add salsa, bell pepper, cucumber, tomato juice, broth and oil. Reserve2 tablespoons cilantro. Add remaining cilantro to mixture in bowl stir to mix.Grate the peel from 1 lime set aside. Squeeze juice from lime into small bowl. Add to fruit mixture in bowl mix well. Refrigerate at least 2 hours to blend flavors.In small bowl, combine sour cream, honey and grated lime peel mix well. Refrigerate until serving time.To serve, cut remaining lime into thin slices quarter each slice. Ladle gazpacho into individual shallow bowls. Top each serving with sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with reserved cilantro. Garnish with quartered lime slices. Store in refrigerator.Nutrition Per Serving (1 3/4 cup): Calories 380 Protein 8g Carbohydrate 61g Fat 12g Sodium 1570mgFrom "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

GAZPACHO WITH LIME CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Soak the minced shallot in cold water, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix 1 tablespoon lime juice, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste in a shallow dish; add the chicken and turn to coat. Grill the chicken until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Let cool, then slice.
• Crush half of the croutons; set aside. Soak the remaining croutons in 1/4 cup water, 5 minutes, then squeeze out the water and put in a blender. Drain the shallot and add to the blender along with half each of the diced tomatoes, cucumber and bell pepper. With the motor running, drizzle in the remaining 3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add 2 cups ice and blend until smooth. Stir in half of the cilantro and the remaining lime juice; season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the soup among bowls. Top with the chicken, the remaining tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and cilantro and the crushed croutons. Drizzle with olive oil and serve with the lime wedges.