Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Spicy Watermelon Gazpacho

Trying to get caught up on some recipes I've made recently... sorry I've been MIA for a while.

Recipe adapted from http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/spicy-tomato-and-watermelon-gazpacho-with-crab    I have made it with the crab salad (delicious!) but for a low-calorie snack, leave that off and just enjoy the soup.

  1. 1 habanero chile, preferably red
  2. 4 cups seedless watermelon chunks (1 1/2 pounds)
  3. 1 large garlic clove, mashed to a paste
  4. 2 pounds tomatoes, cored
  5. 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  6. Salt  
  1. Roast the habanero over a gas flame until lightly charred all over. Using a paper towel, rub off as much skin as possible. Remove the stem and seeds and transfer the chile to a blender. Add the watermelon and garlic and puree; transfer to a bowl and refrigerate.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil and fill a bowl with ice water. Score the tomato bottoms with an X. Add the tomatoes to the boiling water and blanch for 10 seconds to loosen their skins. Transfer the tomatoes to the ice water to cool.
  3. Peel the tomatoes and halve them crosswise. Working over a sieve set in a bowl, pry out the seeds. Press on the seeds to extract the juice, then discard them. Transfer the tomatoes and their juices to the blender and puree. Stir the tomato puree into the watermelon puree along with the vinegar and season the gazpacho with salt.
 Makes 8 servings.


Amount Per Serving
  Calories 40.8
  Total Fat 0.6 g
      Saturated Fat 0.1 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
  Cholesterol 0.0 mg
  Sodium 8.3 mg
  Potassium 258.4 mg
  Total Carbohydrate 9.3 g
      Dietary Fiber 1.2 g
      Sugars 5.3 g
  Protein 1.1 g

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