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Grilled Tomato Gazpacho

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1 hr 35 mins total
0 mins prep

84 calories/serving

Recipe Filed Under
Vegetable, Spanish, Easy, Healthy, Low Calorie, Appetizer, Soup, Entertaining, Spring, Summer

Provided By: EatingWell

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Grill the vegetables for this refreshing soup earlier in the day or even the night before. We sometimes serve the gazpacho in clear Spanish wine tumblers to show off the rich color.

Ingredients

Serves:

2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes

1 small red bell pepper

1 English cucumber, peeled and seeded, divided

1/2 cup torn fresh or day-old country bread (crusts removed)

1 small clove garlic

2-3 tablespoons red-wine vinegar

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1/4 teaspoon piment d'Espelette (see Ingredient Note) or hot Spanish paprika or pinch of cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium-high.

2. Grill tomatoes and bell pepper, turning a few times, until they soften and the skins are blistered and charred in spots, about 8 minutes. Transfer the pepper to a plastic bag and let it steam until cool enough to handle. Peel off the skin; cut the pepper in half and discard the stem and seeds. Place one half in a blender. When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, core and roughly chop. Add the tomatoes, skins and all, to the blender.

3. Add half the cucumber to the blender along with bread, garlic, vinegar to taste, parsley, piment d'Espelette (or paprika or cayenne), salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Add oil and blend until well combined. Refrigerate until room temperature or chilled, at least 1 hour.

4. Before serving, finely dice the remaining cucumber and bell pepper; stir half of each into the gazpacho and garnish with the remaining cucumber and bell pepper.

Ingredient Note: Piment d'Espelette is a sweet, mildly spicy pepper, from the French side of the Basque region, ground into powder.

Nutrition Facts

Per Single Serving / Serves 6 Total
Calories	84		Total Carbohydrates	9gm	3%
Calories from fat	45		Total Fat	5gm	8%
Saturated Fat	1gm	5%	Mono Unsaturated Fat	4gm
Protein	2gm		Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Fiber	2gm	2%	Sodium	219mg	9%