Recipe: Creamy Green Gazpacho (blender or food processor)

CREAMY GREEN GAZPACHO



1 medium tomato, cored and cut into quarters
1 small cucumber, peeled and cut into large chunks
Flesh from 1/2 avocado, cut into large chunks
3 large basil leaves
1/2 jalapeno, divided use (optional)
3/4 cup lightly packed watercress or baby spinach leaves
1 small celery stalk (optional)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, or more to taste
1 tablespoon honey
2 ice cubes
Filtered water (optional)
Kosher or sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil

Reserve one-quarter of the tomato, two cucumber chunks, two avocado chunks, and one basil leaf. Combine and finely chop for garnish.

Stem and seed the jalapeno half and reserve the seeds. Cut the jalapeno into several pieces.

Combine one or two pieces of the jalapeno with the remaining tomato, cucumber, avocado, and basil and the watercress or spinach, celery, garlic, red wine vinegar, honey, and ice cubes in a blender or the bowl of a food processor; puree until smooth. Add 1/4 cup or more water to thin the mixture, if necessary.

Taste and season with salt, pepper, and more vinegar, if needed. If you want the soup spicier, add more of the jalapeno, a little at a time, as well as some of the seeds if desired, blending and tasting after each addition. Refrigerate until cold.

TO SERVE:
Pour the chilled soup into a bowl and top with the reserved chopped tomato, cucumber, avocado, and basil and a drizzle of olive oil, and eat.

Used by permission to Recipelink.com from Ten Speed Press
Source: Eat Your Vegetables: Bold Recipes for the Single Cook by Joe Yonan