Chunky Gazpacho with Grilled Shrimp
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 211 |
| pro | 13 g |
| total fat | 12 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 16 g |
| fibre | 4 g |
| chol | 77 mg |
| sodium | 377 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 6 |
| iron | 16 |
| vit A | 28 |
| vit C | 145 |
| folate | 24 |
- Portion size: 4
This flavourful soup is a terrific way to use up tomatoes from your garden.
Ingredients
- 2 lb 2lbtomatotomatoes, (about 6)
- 1 cup 1cupdiced peeled seeded cucumber
- 1 cup 1cupdiced white onionwhite onions
- 1 1sweet red peppersweet red peppers, diced
- 1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup 1/4cuplime juice
- 3 tbsp 3tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp 1tbspred wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp 1/2tspsalt
- 8 8jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 tsp 1/4tsppepper
Preparation
Using sharp knife, score X in bottom of each tomato. In large pot of boiling water, blanch tomatoes for 30 seconds. With slotted spoon, transfer each tomato to ice water; let cool completely. Peel off skins.
Halve tomatoes vertically; discard juice and seeds. Dice tomatoes; transfer to large bowl. Stir in cucumber, onion and red pepper.
In blender, blend together chopped garlic, 2 tbsp (25 mL) each of the lime juice and oil, vinegar, half of the salt and 3 cups (750 mL) of the tomato mixture until smooth.
Return blended mixture to bowl with remaining tomato mixture, stirring to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Meanwhile, in bowl, toss together shrimp, remaining lime juice, oil and salt, and pepper; let stand for 10 minutes.
Place shrimp on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning once until pink, 5 to 8 minutes. Serve on soup.
