BERT GREEN'S AVOCADO GAZPACHO 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped 2 cloves garlic, quartered 2 shallots, quartered 1 green pepper, seeded and roughly chopped 1 c. torn lettuce 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. fresh dill, chopped 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 1 c. chicken stock 1 avocado juice of 1 lemon 2 Tbsp. vodka salt and ground white pepper Place cucumber, garlic, shallots, green pepper, lettuce, 1 tablespoon dill, vinegar and chicken stock (in that order) in blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Cut avocado in half lengthwise. Peel, remove pit. Roughly chop half the avocado and add it to mixture in processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer to medium bowl. Finely chop remaining avocado and sprinkle with lemon juice. Stir into gazpacho; add vodka, salt and white pepper to taste. Stir gently and chill thoroughly before serving. Garnish with remaining chopped dill. Serves 4. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |