Cucumber gazpacho with sour cream gelee
Photo by Roberto Caruso
Ingredients
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1
English
cucumber
, peeled
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1
small
avocado
, peeled and pitted
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1 1/2 cups
vegetable broth
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1/4 cup
lemon-lime soda
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1/4 cup
chopped
chives
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1/4 cup
packed
mint leaves
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2 tsp
Jalepeno
Tabasco sauce
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1/4 tsp
salt
SOUR CREAM GELÉE
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1/4 cup
fat-free
sour cream
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2 tbsp
white balsamic
vinegar
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2 tbsp
water
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1/2 tsp
agar-agar powder
Instructions
- WHIRL cucumber with avocado, broth, soda, chives, mint, Tabasco and salt in a blender until very smooth, about 2 min. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 min.
- WHISK sour cream with vinegar, water and agar-agar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Pour into a 9×5-in. loaf pan. Set aside until completely firm, 15 to 20 min. Flip gelée onto a cutting board. Cut into 1/2-in. cubes.
- DIVIDE gazpacho among 8 glasses. Top with gelée cubes and garnish with more mint leaves and chopped chives.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 51,
- Protein
- 1 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 6 g,
- Fat
- 3 g,
- Fibre
- 2 g,
- Sodium
- 238 mg.
Shopping tip
Agar-agar powder can be found in most Asian grocery stores.