Nitro Gazpacho, Compressed Cucumbers and Toast

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Nitro Gazpacho, Compressed Cucumbers and Toast

Info

Course:
Appetizer
Total Time:
Under 1 Hour
Skill Level:
Moderate
Cost:
Inexpensive

Top Chef, Season 6, Episode 2, Quickfire Challenge Winner

Yield

Serves 8

Ingredients

2 slices white bread
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 red bell pepper
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup sherry vinegar
1/4 cucumber, peeled and chopped
4 leaves fresh basil
2 tablespoons sugar
Extra virgin olive oil
Liquid nitrogen

Directions

1. Use rolling pin to flatten bread and cut into desired shape. Drizzle with olive oil and salt. Bake between two sheet trays to keep flat and take out when it feels like a cracker. Watch carefully that it doesn’t burn. Let cool.

2. Mix together tomatoes, pepper, garlic, vinegar, cucumber, basil, and sugar in a bowl.

3. Put ingredients in a blender and emulsify with 1/2 cup olive oil. Season with salt.

4. Pour mixture into stand mixer and turn on low speed. Add liquid nitrogen until frozen.

TO SERVE

1. Serve in bowl with fresh basil leaves, olive oil, and cucumber strands.

2. Place cracker in gazpacho.