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Strawberry Gazpacho with Avocado Crème Fraiche Foam

QimiQ Benefits

  • Full taste with less fat content
  • Acid stable and does not curdle
  • 1 kg QimiQ Whip can replace up to 3 litres of fresh heavy cream

Minutes

25

Difficulty

easy

Strawberry Gazpacho with Avocado Crème Fraiche Foam
Strawberry Gazpacho with Avocado Crème Fraiche Foam

Ingredients

For 10 portions

  • For the Avocado Crème Fraiche Foam

  • 150g

    QimiQ Whip

  • 10g

    Spinach, pureed

  • 200g

    Avocado(s)

  • 60ml

    Lemon juice

  • 15ml

    Olive oil extra virgin

  • 2g

    Salt

  • 1g

    White pepper

  • 100g

    Crème fraîche

  • To garnish

  • 2g

    Prosciutto crisps

  • For the strawberry gazpacho

  • 290g

    QimiQ Classic

  • 1500g

    Strawberries

  • 500g

    Cucumber(s), peeled

  • 350g

    Red onion(s)

  • 20g

    Cilantro / coriander

  • 30g

    Parsley

  • 15g

    Jalapeno peppers

  • 80g

    Red wine vinegar

  • 45ml

    Lemon juice

  • 30ml

    Olive oil extra virgin

  • 9g

    Salt

  • 0.3g

    Black pepper, ground

  • 15g

    Garlic, squeezed

  • 2g

    Basil, fresh

  • 0.85g

    Hot sauce

  • To garnish

  • Cilantro / coriander leaves

Preparation

  1. For the foam: burr mix the ingredients in a suitable vessel until smooth.
  2. Pour into an iSi Gourmet Whip bottle, charge and chill vertically until needed.
  3. For the prosciutto crisps: slice the prosciutto very thinly and place on a silicon mat. Cover with another silicon mat and top with 2-3 sheet pans. Cook at low temperature for several hours or until nice and crisp.
  4. For the strawberry gazpacho: place the QimiQ Classic, 3/4 of the washed strawberries, 1/2 of the cucumbers, ½ of the onions, 1/4 of the cilantro and the parsley into a food processor and blend at high speed until pureed (for about 30 sec.).
  5. Place the mixture into a suitable vessel, cover and chill.
  6. Finely dice the rest of the ingredients. Mix with the pureed mixture, season and chill until needed for service.
  7. Serve in a chilled bowl topped with the Avocado and Creme Fraiche Foam. Garnish with cilantro leaves.
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