Spiced Heirloom Tomato “Gazpacho” Consommé with Gulf Crab

Adam Paul
City Kitchen Catering

  • 30 minutes (active time)
  • Serves 8

This dish is very versatile in Houston, as it stands up to the temperature outside in summer – as well as being a first course that will lighten up a menu with a heavy, cooler-weather entrée and dessert.” – Adam Paul, City Kitchen Catering

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Ingredients

Tomato Consommé

  • 3 heirloom tomatoes
  • 1 English cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 ancho chili, toasted and torn
  • 1 shallot, peeled
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp salt

Gazpacho Mince

  • 3/4 cup heirloom tomato, peeled, de-seeded, and minced
  • 1/2 cup English cucumber, peeled and minced
  • 1/4 cup roasted poblano pepper, peeled, de-seeded, and minced
  • 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, peeled, de-seeded, and minced
  • 1 Tbsp chives, sliced very finely
  • 1/2 lemon (Meyer), zested
  • 2 tsp sherry vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt, to taste

Crab Meat

  • 1 Jumbo or Colossal crab meat
  • 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt and white pepper, to taste

Toasted Sourdough

  • 8 slices sourdough bread
  • 1/4 bunch flat leaf parsley, minced
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt, to taste

Directions

Tomato Consommé

  1. Put all the ingredients for the tomato consommé into a food processor and pulse together. Allow to drain overnight or 12 hours in a sieve lined with cheesecloth and lightly cover with plastic wrap into a non-reactive vessel. This can be done 24-72 hours in advance.
  2. When ready for service, pour consommé into a pitcher and reserve.

Gazpacho Mince

  1. Combine all ingredients and gently fold together before serving.

Toasted Sourdough

  1. Preheat oven to 325℉.
  2. Mince flat leaf parsley and fold into olive oil.
  3. Cut bread in half on bias on a lightly oiled pan or silpat-lined pan. Liberally brush bread pieces with olive oil and parsley mixture. Toast in oven for 7-10 minutes, or until desired color. Serve 2 pieces per person.

Assembly

  1. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of minced vegetables into a bowl.
  2. Lightly place 2 oz of crab meat on to vegetable, as to limit the vegetables from spreading.
  3. Add 2 wedges of the toasted sourdough to the rim of the bowl or serve on the side.
  4. Have the consommé chilled in a pitcher and poured table-side into bowls for guests to see the dish come together in front of their eyes.

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