Lima Bean Gazpacho Recipes

SWEET CORN SUCCOTASH GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, heat the oil and butter over medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and sweating, about 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and herbs, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until everything is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Reserve about 1/2 cup of the succotash for garnish, then transfer the rest to a blender. Add the buttermilk and blend until smooth. With the blender running, add the milk slowly, until smooth and thinned to your desired texture.
• Refrigerate the gazpacho and reserved succotash until chilled, about a couple hours. Pour the gazpacho into cups and garnish with the reserved succotash.

YELLOW SQUASH AND TOMATO GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Simply add water, squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, shallot, garlic, and serrano to a vitamix blender. Puree for 30 seconds first on low and then on high. Add the vinegar and good tbsp of salt. Puree again for a minute. Then while the blender is on drizzle in the olive oil. Stop and check the seasoning. Adjust the salt if need be and or vinegar. You shouldn't need any pepper because of the spiciness from the serrano, raw garlic, and vinegar. I like mine a little thick but if you need to add a little water then do so. The gazpacho should be nice and smooth consistency. Place in the refrigerator to get cold. ( about an hour or two) I think the soup actually gets better the next day but you can use right away
• For the sourdough croutons I simple add 3 tbsp of olive oil and butter into a large pan and place the bread inside pan once the butter has melted. Then cook for 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. If you want to make it cute like mine you can use a cookie cutter and cut a perfect round crouton out of your slice of bread. Then add your tomatoes, grapes, and kefir cheese to the crouton. Place that in the middle of the bowl and pour the gazpacho around it. Finish with chives, flowers, and olive oil. Serve and enjoy!

LIMA BEAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Cover lima beans with water by 1 inch in a saucepan and bring just to a boil (if using fresh limas, boil 5 minutes). Reserve 2/3 cup cooking water, then drain in a sieve and rinse under cold water to stop cooking.
• Soak bread in 1/2 cup water 1 minute, then squeeze bread dry, discarding soaking water.
• Mash garlic to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash with a large knife). Blend garlic paste, bread, and lima beans in a food processor until beans are very finely chopped. Blend in egg and 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons vinegar, then add oil in a slow stream with motor running, blending until thick and smooth. Gradually add reserved cooking water and ice water with motor still running, blending until as smooth as possible, about 1 minute.
• Force gazpacho through sieve into a bowl, pressing firmly on solids. Discard solids.
• Transfer to a glass container and chill, covered, until cold, about 3 hours. Season with salt and vinegar before serving.