Avocado Gazpacho With Spiced Croutons

Serves: 2

Cody DuBuque

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

67

Sweetness

56

Sourness

47

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Vegetable

1

Salt

8 ounces loaf

Bread (crusty)

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 tsp

Ground Cumin

1 tsp

Dried Thyme

Directions:

1

Make spiced croutons up to 2 days ahead

2

Store in an airtight container

3

In a blender, puree cucumbers, lime juice, 1/2 cup broth, 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, jalapeno, green onions, and 1 of the avocadoes, diced

4

Season, to taste, with salt

5

Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours or until next day

6

To serve, thin gazpacho with additional broth if desired

7

Dice remaining avocado finely and add to gazpacho base

8

Pour into bowls and garnish with cilantro leaves and croutons

9

Spiced Croutons Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F

10

Cut bread into small cubes and spread on a baking sheet

11

Toast in oven until crisp and golden, about 10 minutes

12

Melt butter and stir in ground chile powder, salt, ground cumin, thyme, and pepper to taste

13

Pour over bread cubes and toss to coat

14

Return to oven and toast 5 minutes more