Chilled Macadamia Gazpacho with Cured Asparagus

Name: Chilled Macadamia Gazpacho with Cured Asparagus
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6
Ingredients: 3 1 ⁄ 2 cups raw unsalted macadamia nuts, toasted; 1 1 ⁄ 4 cups olive oil; 6 oz. stale sourdough bread, crusts removed, roughly chopped; 5 cups ice-cold water; 2 tbsp. kosher salt; 1 tsp. plus 1 tbsp. honey; Zest of 1 lime, plus 3/4 cup juice; 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1 ⁄ 4 cup roughly chopped flowering cilantro or regular cilantro leaves and stems, plus whole leaves for garnish; 1 small serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 10 oz. asparagus, trimmed, peeled, and sliced 3/4" thick on the bias

Serves
serves 6

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Sweet macadamia nuts, toasted to deepen their flavor, give a creamy base to this creative chilled gazpacho with asparagus from chef Elise Kornack of Brooklyn's Take Root.

Find this recipe in our cookbook, SAVEUR: Soups and Stews

Ingredients

3 ¹⁄₂ cups raw unsalted macadamia nuts, toasted
1 ¹⁄₄ cups olive oil
6 oz. stale sourdough bread, crusts removed, roughly chopped
5 cups ice-cold water
2 tbsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. plus 1 tbsp. honey
Zest of 1 lime, plus 3/4 cup juice
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
¹⁄₄ cup roughly chopped flowering cilantro or regular cilantro leaves and stems, plus whole leaves for garnish
1 small serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
10 oz. asparagus, trimmed, peeled, and sliced 3/4" thick on the bias

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Instructions

Step 1

Toast nuts in a 12" skillet over medium-high; transfer to a blender. Add 1⁄4 cup oil to skillet; cook bread over medium until golden and crisp, 4–5 minutes. Let bread cool; transfer to blender. Add half the water and salt, 1 tsp. honey, the lime zest and 1⁄4 cup juice, and the garlic; purée until just smooth. Add remaining water, and, with the motor running, slowly pour 1⁄2 cup oil through the hole in the blender lid; purée until soup is emulsified and chill until ready to serve.

Step 2

Whisk the remaining salt, honey, and lime juice, the cilantro, and chile in a bowl. While whisking, slowly drizzle in remaining oil until vinaigrette is emulsified. Stir in asparagus and cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes before serving. To serve, ladle chilled soup into bowls; spoon asparagus mixture over top and garnish with cilantro leaves.

Toast nuts in a 12" skillet over medium-high; transfer to a blender. Add 1⁄4 cup oil to skillet; cook bread over medium until golden and crisp, 4–5 minutes. Let bread cool; transfer to blender. Add half the water and salt, 1 tsp. honey, the lime zest and 1⁄4 cup juice, and the garlic; purée until just smooth. Add remaining water, and, with the motor running, slowly pour 1⁄2 cup oil through the hole in the blender lid; purée until soup is emulsified and chill until ready to serve.
Whisk the remaining salt, honey, and lime juice, the cilantro, and chile in a bowl. While whisking, slowly drizzle in remaining oil until vinaigrette is emulsified. Stir in asparagus and cover with plastic wrap; chill 30 minutes before serving. To serve, ladle chilled soup into bowls; spoon asparagus mixture over top and garnish with cilantro leaves.