Spicy Gazpacho With Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
| Garlic | 2 Clove (5gm) | |
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| White bread | 11/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Red wine vinegar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Olive oil | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Ground cumin | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Tomato juice | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 lb tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and minced | ||
| Green pepper | 1 To taste, finely chopped | |
| Pepper red | 1 To taste, finely chopped | |
| Scallion | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs), minced | |
| 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and minced | ||
| 1/3 cup minced red onion | ||
| Shrimp | 1/2 Pound, deveined | |
| 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley, mint, or coriander leaves, or a combination | ||
| Tabasco to taste | ||
| Croutons as an accompaniment | ||
Directions
On work surface, mince and mash garlic with salt until a paste is formed.
In blender, combine garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, cumin, and 1 cup of tomato juice and blend until smooth.
In a large bowl combine bread mixture with the tomatoes, peppers, scallion, cucumber, and onion and stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups tomato juice.
Chill the soup, covered, for 3 hours, or until very cold.
In a saucepan of boiling water boil the shrimp for 30 seconds, or until they are pink and just firm to the touch, transfer them with slotted spoon to a bowl, and let them cool.
Thin soup with 1 cup ice water, or enough to obtain desired consistency.
Add chopped shrimp, parsley, Tabasco and salt and pepper to taste.
In blender, combine garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, cumin, and 1 cup of tomato juice and blend until smooth.
In a large bowl combine bread mixture with the tomatoes, peppers, scallion, cucumber, and onion and stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups tomato juice.
Chill the soup, covered, for 3 hours, or until very cold.
In a saucepan of boiling water boil the shrimp for 30 seconds, or until they are pink and just firm to the touch, transfer them with slotted spoon to a bowl, and let them cool.
Thin soup with 1 cup ice water, or enough to obtain desired consistency.
Add chopped shrimp, parsley, Tabasco and salt and pepper to taste.
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