Spicy Gazpacho With Shrimp

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups bread cubes, crusts removed
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 1/2 cups tomato juice
• 2 lbs tomatoes, peel, seed, chop
• 2/3 cup red bell pepper, minced
• 2/3 cup green bell pepper, minced
• 1/3 cup scallion, minced
• 1 cucumber, minced
• 1/2 cup red onion, minced
• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup mint or 1/4 cup cilantro, fresh

Recipe

• 1 work the garlic and salt into a paste (best done in a wooden bowl or on a cutting board).
• 2 combine the garlic paste, bread, vinegar, oil, cumin and 1 cup of the tomato juice in a blender until smooth.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the blender mixture with the remaining tomato juice and the vegetables; chill the mixture for at least 3 hours. it can be thinned to desired consistency with ice cold water before serving.
• 4 cook shrimp until just opaque in boiling, salted water, then plunge into cold water. add shrimp to individual bowls to serve along with a generous sprinking of mint.