Seafood Gazpacho Recipe - Cooking Index
Seafood Gazpacho Recipe - Cooking Index
Have all the ingredients ready at hand. You can add more garnishes or not use any, if you'd like. And if you want to spend more time, you can embellish this recipe with vegetables from the garden, such as diced red or yellow tomatoes or diced zucchini.
Type: Fish| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Extra-virgin olive oil |
| 1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Diced onion |
| 2 teaspoons | 10ml | Mild curry powder |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Ground cumin |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Tamarind paste - see * Note |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Chopped jalapeño |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Minced garlic |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Coarse salt |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Sugar |
| 1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Peeled medium shrimp - deveined |
| 1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Small scallops |
| 1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Firm fish (salmon or sea bass) - cut 1/2" chunks |
| Flour - for dredging | ||
| 1/4 cup | 59ml | Dry vermouth |
| 1 | Italian-style tomatoes - (16 oz) | |
| 1 | Spicy tomato or vegetable juice - (6 oz) | |
| 1 | European cucumber - peeled, seeded, (large) | |
| And diced | ||
| 1 | Crab meat - (6 oz) | |
| Low-fat sour cream - for garnish | ||
| Chopped green onions - for garnish | ||
| Chopped fresh mint - for garnish |
* Note: Look for tamarind paste at Indian and Asian markets.
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, curry powder, cumin, tamarind paste, jalapeño, garlic, salt and sugar. Saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
While onion cooks, dredge shrimp, scallops and fish in flour, shaking off excess. Add to onion. Stir-fry over high heat, about 3 minutes, then add vermouth. Cook, stirring, until fish is cooked through and no longer pink. Remove from skillet and place on baking sheet lined with paper towels to drain. Refrigerate to speed cooling.
Puree tomatoes with tomato juice in food processor until thick. Divide among 4 (16-ounce) bowls, layering with cucumber in attractive presentation. Place equal amounts of seafood, fish and onion mixture in each bowl. Top each with one-fourth of crab. Place dollop of sour cream, about 1 tablespoon, over top of crab. Garnish with green onions and mint. Serve immediately.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Each serving: 490 calories; 1,813 mg sodium; 172 mg cholesterol; 19 grams fat; 29 grams carbohydrates; 44 grams protein; 3 grams fiber.
Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-16-2000
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