Gazpacho with Spicy Poached Shrimp

Jun 29, 2015 in soups & stews, cold soup, raw soup healthy, shrimp, tomatoes. Read the original on: Secrets of a Home Cook

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There are thousands of recipes for this Spanish raw vegetable soup, but the bottom line is itâ€™s a chopped salad in a bowl. As a home cook, you can pick and choose your vegetables from whateverâ€™s in the fridge or your garden. If the ingredients are fresh, you canâ€™t go wrong. Adding spicy poached shrimp keeps it light and healthy with a little punch of protein to make it a substantial meal.

Secret ingredient: Adding watermelon introduces a slight sweetness, while keeping the soup light and fresh. You wonâ€™t taste the fruit, but youâ€™ll notice a balance to the onion, pepper and tomatoes.

Poaching: Cooking shrimp in a pot of boiling water is not only super fast and easy (not to mention healthy), but it letâ€™s the briny, sweet flavor of the shrimp shine through. Adding the heat of a jalapeno to the cooking water adds a subtle spicy note.

Goes with: Crab cakes, farro with zucchini and haloumi and a simple fruit crisp

Gazpacho with Spicy Poached Shrimp

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Yield: 6-8

Ingredients

Gazpacho

2 lbs. (4-5) tomatoes, cored and chopped 1 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped 1 small red pepper, cored and chopped 1 small red onion, peeled and chopped 1 cup cubed seedless watermelon 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons rice vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Shrimp 2 cups water 1 jalapeno pepper, slices Â½ lb. jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

In a food processor, add tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, onion, watermelon and both vinegars. Pulse until almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
In a saucepan, bring the water with jalapeno peppers to a boil and continue boiling for 3 minutes. Add shrimp and cook 2 more minutes (the water may not come back to a boil which is ok). Pour shrimp through a strainer and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
Discard the jalapeno peppers.
Divide the gazpacho into bowls and garnish with shrimp.

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