Delicious Meals Made Straight From the Can (The Today Show)

Delicious meals made straight from the can
Chef Jose Andres shows TODAYs Matt Lauer how to cook some tasty, simple recipes for gazpacho, tuna salad and more, using canned foods. For those short on time and money, canned goods can save the day when it comes to cooking a nutritious meal. Chef and restaurateur Jose Andres from The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills shares his simple and tasty recipes for white asparagus gazpacho, chickpea and tuna salad and artichokes with clams and jamon Serrano.

First up: Chickpea and tuna salad
Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

• 1 medium ripe plum tomato
• 1 14-ounce can of cooked chickpeas, drained
• .5 ounce shallot, peeled and minced
• 2 medium ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 quarter green bell pepper, seeded and cut into small cubes
• Half cucumber, peeled and cut into small cubes
• Sea salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons Spanish extra-virgin olive oil plus extra for garnish
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 1 9.15-ounce can of atun claro (tuna packed in olive oil)
DIRECTIONS
Grate one tomato to create a tomato puree. Set aside. In a bowl, combine the chickpeas, shallots, tomato, pepper, cucumber, olive oil and vinegar. Toss. Season with the sea salt. Spread grated tomato on the base of each plate. Top with the chickpea mixture. Remove chunks of the tuna from the can and place over top of the salad. Drizzle with olive oil. Serve.

Artichokes with clams and jamon Serrano
Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 teaspoons of minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons of minced shallot
• 1 14-ounce can of artichokes
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon of minced parsley
• 12 clams
• 2 ounces jamon Serrano, diced
• Juice of quarter lemon
• Salt to taste
• More minced parsley to garnish
• Olive oil to drizzle over top
DIRECTIONS
Drain the artichokes and reserve the liquid. Add enough water to create one cup of liquid. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and shallots and cook for a minute. Add the artichokes and saute until the artichokes get a little color. Add the reserved artichoke water, the white wine and parsley. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil. Add the clams and cook for 2-3 minutes until the clams begin to open. Add the lemon juice. Salt to taste. Remove from the heat and place on platter. Sprinkle with diced ham and minced parsley. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Serve.

White asparagus gazpacho
Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

For the gazpacho
• 2 8.8-ounce cans of premium white asparagus
• 1/2 cup Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
To finish
• Tips of the canned white asparagus
• Fresh white asparagus
• Spanish extra-virgin olive oil
• Maldon salt
• Fresh Spanish tarragon
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DIRECTIONS
Drain the asparagus from the cans and reserve the liquid. Reserve the empty cans. Cut the tips off the asparagus and reserve.

Combine the asparagus, the liquid from the can, the olive oil, the vinegar and the salt in the blender. Puree until smooth. Taste for salt and add more if needed. Strain the mixture and place in the refrigerator to chill at least an hour.

Peel the fresh white asparagus and snap off the woody stems. Slice thinly using a mandolin.

Divide the asparagus tips amongst the four soup bowls and stand them up on the base of bowl. Divide the asparagus slices among the four bowls and place along the tips. Drizzle with olive oil. Garnish with maldon salt and Spanish tarragon. Place the soup in a glass pitcher and pour tableside.

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[joejoe447]

@Lubie225 Why did you say np? I didnt thank your dumbass for shit, nor will i ever. And 2nd, i never said i ate canned food. You're just fucking supid, i hate fags like you on youtube. Do us all a favor and stop leaving remedial comments.And its canned food? FUCKING MORON!

[Lubie225]

@joejoe447 np, you can continue eating canned shiit while i eat food made from fresh ingredients LOL

[joejoe447]

@Lubie225 nice opionion. now stop pressing it on people you dumb bitch

[Lubie225]

can food is disgusting...just use fresh ingredients

[deliriouscouture]

@Sanbev - absolutely. i was totally thinking this was gonna be sandra lee shit but then it was jose andres - if it's good enough for him, fuck, it's good enough for ANYONE. the guy's a deity as far as professional cooking is concerned.

pity the fucktard presenter seems to disagree.

[Sanbev]

@asheradensein Well if you're speaking of canned foods, then yes it is nasty but, he is just trying to make something very basic for americans to eat. He is actually a very good chef.

[asheradensein]

@Sanbev

Nope. I'm used to nice, home-cooked meals. Not McDonald's and not this canned shit.

[Sanbev]

@asheradensein Thats because your used to mcdonalds.

[asheradensein]

That shit looks gross.