White Gazpacho And Lobster Brochette Recipes

CHILLED WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place almonds, pine nuts, garlic, grapes, grape juice, water, and bread in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain the mixture into a bowl. Chill the soup for at least 30 minutes.
• Remove soup from refrigerator and fold the whipped heavy cream into the soup. Finish with a few tablespoons each of the verjus and walnut oil. Ladle into serving bowls and garnish each with chives, almonds and grapes, if desired.

CHEF JOHN'S WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir leeks until soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove to a plate and allow to cool.
• Place cucumbers in a blender with grapes, almonds, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, creme fraiche, bread cubes, vinegar, cooled leeks, and water. Puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Cover and chill for 1 to 2 hours.
• Taste and season with salt and cayenne pepper. If needed, add some more vinegar. Serve garnished with dill oil (see note), thinly sliced grapes, slivered almonds, and fresh dill.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Mix the ice water and bread in a blender. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add the cucumber, yellow pepper, scallion, garlic, oil and vinegar, and blend until chunky. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let the gazpacho chill for at least 1 hour.
• Divide the gazpacho among bowls and drizzle with the yogurt and basil.

LOBSTER GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a food processor, add the onion, celery, half of the cucumber, red pepper, and jalapeno and pulse until chunky smooth. Add the tomatoes and pulse again to blend. Add the Worcestershire, vegetable juice, fruit juices, cilantro, and garlic, and puree until smooth. Remove from the processor to a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours letting all the flavors marry.
• In a bowl, toss the cooked lobster meat with the grapeseed oil, seafood seasoning, mustard, reserved celery leaves and the mixed herbs. Portion the gazpacho into serving bowls, top with remaining cucumbers and finish with the lobster meat. Garnish with the claw meat and serve.

THIS FANCY WHITE GAZPACHO WITH LOBSTER IS JUST 139 CALORIES

Steps:

• Combine bread cubes and 1 cup water in a bowl or shallow dish. Let stand until bread has completely absorbed water, about 2 minutes.
• Process almonds and garlic in a blender on low speed until coarsely chopped. Add bread cubes, remaining 1 cup water, grapes, 1 cup cucumber, vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil, and salt to almond mixture. Process until smooth. Pour mixture into a bowl; chill until cold, about 1 hour.
• Return bread mixture to blender, and process to redistribute any solids that have settled, about 15 seconds.
• Ladle about 2/3 cup soup into each of 8 bowls. Divide lobster evenly among bowls. Drizzle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon oil; top with remaining 1/4 cup cucumber and chives. Garnish with Aleppo pepper, if desired. Serve cold.

WHITE GAZPACHO AND LOBSTER BROCHETTE

Steps:

• For the gazpacho: Grind the almonds in blender or food processor using a portion of the pre-measured water to help puree the almonds. You will need to repeat this several times until the mixture is milky in appearance, pureeing for approximately 3 minutes.
• Combine the remaining ingredients with the pureed almonds. Process this in a blender or food processor in batches until smooth. Strain thoroughly and chill for at least 1 hour.
• For the lobster: Blanch the lobsters in a pot of boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the lobsters from water and let cool. Preheat a grill pan on medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove the tails from the lobsters and crack the shells to remove the meat. Cut the tail meat into 1/2-inch pieces and put 3 pieces each onto 8 (5-inch) skewers. Coat the lobster with olive oil and season with lemon zest, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Grill the skewers for 2 to 3 minutes until the lobster is firm. Place the skewers in small glasses and pour the soup over the lobster. Sprinkle with chopped chives and serve.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• 1. Lightly toast 5 slices of bread. Remove the crusts then set the bread aside to soften in 1 cup of water. Lightly toast the almonds in a small skillet over medium-low heat until golden, about 7 minutes. Transfer the almonds to a food processor add the garlic and pulse until the almonds are finely ground. Squeeze the bread as dry as possible and add it, and about one-third of the grapes to the almonds. Process until the mixture is smooth.
• 2. Transfer the bread mixture to a bowl and gradually beat in first the vinegar, then 1/2 cup of the oil. Beat in the remaining two cups of water then strain the gazpacho through a fine sieve, forcing as much of the bread mixture through as possible. Season the gazpacho with salt and a pinch of cayenne and refrigerate until the soup is well chilled, at least one hour.
• 3. Before serving cut the remaining 3 slices of bread into 1-inch cubes. Fry the croutons over medium heat in the remaining 1/4 cup of oil until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels. Cut the remaining grapes in halves or quarters. Serve the gazpacho in chilled bowls topped with the grapes, cucumbers, and croutons.

WHITE GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Working in batches, place 1 1/2 cups almonds, garlic, shallot, 2 cups cucumber, 2 cups grapes, 1 tablespoon dill, stock, oil, vinegar, and sherry in the jar of a blender, puree until smooth, about 1 minute. Chill for 1 hour or until ready to serve.
• Place equal amounts chopped almonds, cucumber balls, sliced grapes, and remaining 2 tablespoons dill in 6 to 8 chilled, individual bowls. Pour soup over the garnishes, and serve.

WHITE GAZPACHO (GAZPACHO BLANCO)

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients up to and including the salt into a blender or food processor and blend thoroughly.
• Dilute, using as much of the remaining 2 1/2 cups water as needed, to reach the consistency of thick milk.
• Taste and season, adjusting as needed (vinegar, sugar, more salt, etc.).
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Pour into a small glass; float a small grape as a garnish and (optionally) put a small bunch next to the glass to contrast with the heat of the garlic; also optionally, add some ice, either as cubes or crushed.
• Remember to warn your guests about the "strong garlic surprise".