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SweetPotato and yellow tomato gazpacho

Ingredients • 2 lbs NC sweetpotatoes, boiled • 1 lb yellow tomatoes • ½ lb onion • ½ lb cucumber

• ½ lb yellow bell pepper • ¼ lb jalapeno peppers • 1 lime • 2 cloves garlic

Directions 1. Combine boiled sweetpotato, half of yellow tomato, and 2 cups water, and puree until very smooth. 2. Place a large coffee filter in a strainer over a bowl, and put sweetpotato-tomato puree in filter. Allow to drip overnight. You should end up with around 1 cup liquid. Combine rest of vegetables, lime juice, and sweetpotato liquid in a blender and puree until

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very smooth. Adjust seasoning to taste. 3. Serve with Chevre granita (see below). ChevRe granita:

Combine chevre cheese and half and half in a blender and puree until smooth. Crumble chevre over the soup.

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