“Growing up in South Carolina, peaches were my favorite fruit during the summertime, and I wanted to create a soup that was refreshing and also savory during the summer months. The pickled shrimp salad adds an extra burst of flavor and offers another way to utilize a great local ingredient from the North and South Carolina coast.”—Chef Steven Devereaux Greene of Herons at the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary, North Carolina
Summer Peach Gazpacho with Shrimp Salad
Serves for 4-6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 quart yellow peaches, pitted and diced
- 2 yellow tomatoes, diced
- 1 yellow pepper, seeds removed and diced
- 2 cups peeled and diced English cucumbers
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Kosher salt to taste
- Shrimp Salad (recipe follows)
Instructions
1 | Combine all of the vegetables and fruit in a container. Sprinkle a small amount of salt over the mixture, and give it a run through with a spoon.
2 | Working in equal batches, transfer the mixture to a blender. Cover with blender lid, and begin processing on a low speed; finish on a high speed. Pour the soup into a container or large bowl. Repeat the process with the remaining vegetable mixture until the soup is completely blended.
3 | Once blended, finish the soup by adding fresh lime juice, rice vinegar, and olive oil. Give it a quick stir; adjust seasoning with the kosher salt. Reserve in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, and serve in a chilled bowl. Top with Shrimp Salad.
Shrimp Salad
Ingredients
- ½ pound shrimp, cooked and diced
- 2 tablespoons sliced chives
- ¼ cup picked cilantro leaves
- ¼ cup diced radishes
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 2 tablespoons lemon oil
- Fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
1 | Toss shrimp in a mixing bowl with chives, cilantro leaves, radishes, red onion, lemon oil, and lime juice, season with salt.
By Steven Devereaux Greene, executive chef at Herons at the Umstead Hotel & Spa, featured in Flower‘s story “Three Farm-to-Restaurant Travel Destinations.”