Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Avocado Gazpacho

Corporate chef Erik Peters takes a break from the kitchen to give us his avocado gazpacho recipe--a big favorite at Club Med Ixtapa pacific.




Servings: 4
Yield: 4 cups

Serving Ideas: Served in a 7 3/4 oz bowl set on top of 13 1/2" oval platter. Garnish directly on the plate.

3 whole avocado
1 whole lime, juiced
100 grams onion, diced small
150 grams red bell pepper, diced small
150 grams tomato, diced small
15 grams cilantro, minced
2 teaspoons coriander
8 grams cumin
5 cloves garlic, roasted
3 cups water
for garnishes
300 grams lobster , chopped
1 whole scallion, diced fine
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pinch saffron
salt and white pepper, to taste

1. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits.

2. Scoop the meat into a bowl and discard the skin. Pour the lime juice over and set aside.

3. Add the tomatooes, onions, red peppers, roasted garlic, cilantro, coriander, and cumin to a bowl and mix.

4. Put the avocado halves and water in a blender or use an immersion mixer. Lightly pulse so the avocados are just broken up. You do NOT want a smooth consistency.

5. Add the diced veggies and season with salt and pepper.

7. For the garnish:

8. Boil the lobster meat for approximately 8 minutes or until nicely firm.

9. Shock it with an ice bath and then drain well, removing all extra water. Roughly chop.

10. In a small bowl, mix the lobster, scallions, olive oil, and saffron together.

11. Season with salt and pepper. Chill and set asid


Cuisine: Las Cazuelas

Categories: appetizers, seafood, soups



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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Follow the Club Med Food and Wine Festival via Twitter!

October 6-10, Jaden Hair will give her impressions on the Club Med Ixtapa Pacific Food and Wine festival. Don't miss it!
Jaden Hair, is the food editor at The Tampa Tribune and writes a monthly food column in the East County Observer newspaper. She is a frequent guest writer on Simply Recipes and cooks live on ABC News during morning news segments. During her free time, she is also a food blogger, www.steamykitchen.com. Jaden will be attending Club Med Ixtapa's food and wine week in October. You can read her about her experience soon at the SteamyKitchen.com

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