Street Corn Gazpacho
 
 
Ingredients
  • Soup
  • 4 ears yellow or bicolor corn, husked and snapped in two
  • 1½ pounds (570 g) yellow tomatoes, stemmed
  • 1 small sweet onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and roughly chopped
  • ⅔ cup (35 g) blanched almonds
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • To Serve
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • ¼ cup crumbled cotija, feta, or ricotta salata
  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves
  • Cayenne pepper
Instructions
  1. To make the soup, fill a large bowl with cold water and ice. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water liberally. Cook the corn for 2 minutes, then submerge the cobs in the ice water for 3 minutes. While the corn cools, keep the pot of water at a boil. Cut a small cross into the bottom of each tomato and carefully drop the tomatoes into the boiling water and let them cook for 1 minute. Lift the tomatoes from the pot and plunge into the ice water. Once cool, peel, core, and chop the tomatoes.
  2. In a blender, process the onion, garlic, and bell pepper into a paste. Scrape down the sides of the carafe, then add the almonds, and process again.
  3. Slice the corn kernels from the cobs. Set aside approximately ¾ cup (180 g) kernels for garnish, then add the rest of the corn to the blender, along with the chopped tomatoes. Puree the vegetables until velvety, about 3 minutes. Pour in the vinegar, lime juice, a generous pinch of salt, and some pepper. Process again. With the motor running, add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream through the hole in the blender’s lid. Stop the blender, taste, adding more salt or pepper as needed. Pour the soup into a serving bowl or pitcher. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and up to overnight.
  4. To serve, ladle the chilled soup into bowls, top with sour cream, the reserved corn, crumbled cheese, cilantro leaves, and cayenne pepper.
Recipe by Allons-Eat! at https://www.allonseat.com/street-corn-gazpacho/