Summer Chilled Cucumber, Mustard Greens, Green Apple and Grape Gazpacho
A versatile and refreshing Summertime chilled gazpacho recipe to use your favorite in season market finds flavored with a rich roasted vegetable broth, featuring Custom Culinary® True Foundations™ Liquid Vegetable Stock Concentrate. Make it your own by adding a additional dimension with charred vegetables, or oven-roasted and chilled garden finds.
Made with
- True Foundations® Liquid Vegetable Stock Concentrate
Chef's Tip
Great recipe to substitute the mustard green with your favorite in-season market finds.
What You'll Need
| Gazpacho | |
| 1 qt | Water |
| 3 Tbsp | Custom Culinary® True Foundations™ Liquid Vegetable Stock Concentrate |
| 2 oz | Mustard Green, leaves |
| 2 oz | Vegetable Oil |
| ½ Tbsp | Garlic, minced |
| 1 oz | Rice Wine Vinegar |
| 1 lb | Green Grapes, seedless |
| 1 lb | English Cucumber, peeled, seeded, medium diced |
| 4 oz | Granny Smith Apples, peeled, medium diced |
| 1½ oz | Scallions, whites and greens, rough chopped |
| Vegetable Concentrate-Infused Olive Oil Drizzle | |
| 3 oz | Ex. Virgin Olive Oil |
| 2 Tbsp | Custom Culinary® True Foundations™ Liquid Vegetable Stock Concentrate |
| Garnish | |
| 4 oz | Granny Smith Apples, small diced with skin, tossed lightly with lemon juice |
| 24 slices | English Cucumbers, halved, thin sliced |
| ½ cup | Scallions, sliced thin on the bias. |
Preparation
- In a large blender jar or food processor, combine water and Vegetable Liquid Stock Concentrate. Blend 2 seconds.
- Add mustard greens, vegetable oil, garlic and vinegar - puree for 30 seconds.
- Add grapes, cucumbers, apples and scallions. Pulse 10-15 times until just blended with some texture remaining.
- Taste and adjust flavor as desired.
- Pour mixture into a food container, cover and refrigerate 2 hours for best flavor.
- Serve each portion in a chilled 12 oz. bowl, garnish each with 1 Tbsp each apples and scallions, and 3 cucumber slices.
- Drizzle with 1 tbsp. of vegetable concentrate-infused olive oil.