Entertaining

Green tomato gazpacho with smoked corn, avocado and shiso

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  • Serves: 1
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Ingredients

1kg ripe green tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
1 Spanish onion (peeled)
1 green capsicum
1 telegraph cucumber (peeled)
1 slice of sourdough bread
50ml sherry vinegar
2 egg yolk
250ml olive oil
1 avocado
1 punnet baby shiso
1 cob of corn (blanched for 25 mins)
100g hickory wood chips
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1

To smoke corn, place wood chips in a frying pan over medium heat and allow to smoke lightly.

2

Place pan and corn inside sealed box or smoker.

3

Leave to infuse for 20 minutes, de-husk corn from the cob and set aside.

4

To make gazpacho place all ingredients except olive oil, egg yolks, avocado and shiso in a blender until blended smooth.

5

Set aside for 5 minutes. Re-blend gazpacho with egg yolks and slowly add olive oil until emulsified. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6

Spoon pieces of avocado into a bowl and add corn and shiso. Drizzle with olive oil and season well.

7

Place avocado, corn and shiso mix in the centre of a bowl.

8

Pour in gazpacho around the bowl and finish with a small drizzle of olive oil.

Ingredients

 1kg ripe green tomatoes
 2 cloves garlic
 1 Spanish onion (peeled)
 1 green capsicum
 1 telegraph cucumber (peeled)
 1 slice of sourdough bread
 50ml sherry vinegar
 2 egg yolk
 250ml olive oil
 1 avocado
 1 punnet baby shiso
 1 cob of corn (blanched for 25 mins)
 100g hickory wood chips
 Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1

To smoke corn, place wood chips in a frying pan over medium heat and allow to smoke lightly.

2

Place pan and corn inside sealed box or smoker.

3

Leave to infuse for 20 minutes, de-husk corn from the cob and set aside.

4

To make gazpacho place all ingredients except olive oil, egg yolks, avocado and shiso in a blender until blended smooth.

5

Set aside for 5 minutes. Re-blend gazpacho with egg yolks and slowly add olive oil until emulsified. Add salt and pepper to taste.

6

Spoon pieces of avocado into a bowl and add corn and shiso. Drizzle with olive oil and season well.

7

Place avocado, corn and shiso mix in the centre of a bowl.

8

Pour in gazpacho around the bowl and finish with a small drizzle of olive oil.

Green tomato gazpacho with smoked corn, avocado and shiso

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