Gazpacho with crab meat

Name: Gazpacho with crab meat
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Spanish recipes
Ingredients: 1 small cucumber; ¼ small red onion; 600ml fresh tomato juice; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 red pepper; A dash of sherry vinegar; 170g can white crab meat, drained; A dash of lime juice; 1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs

Easy
August 2008

Easy
August 2008

Serves 2
Hands-on time 10 mins, plus chilling

This classic chilled Spanish soup recipe complements the crab meat brilliantly in this light, summery dish.

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Ingredients

1 small cucumber
¼ small red onion
600ml fresh tomato juice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 red pepper
A dash of sherry vinegar
170g can white crab meat, drained
A dash of lime juice
1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs

1 small cucumber
¼ small red onion
600ml fresh tomato juice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 red pepper
A dash of sherry vinegar
170g can white crab meat, drained
A dash of lime juice
1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs

Method

Whizz ½ cucumber, red onion, fresh tomato juice, olive oil, ½ red pepper and sherry vinegar in a processor until smooth. Season.
Finely chop and stir in the remaining cucumber and red pepper. Chill.
When you’re ready to eat, pour the gazpacho into bowls. Mix the crab meat with a dash of lime juice and the chopped fresh herbs and spoon onto the gazpacho. Serve.

Method

Whizz ½ cucumber, red onion, fresh tomato juice, olive oil, ½ red pepper and sherry vinegar in a processor until smooth. Season.
Finely chop and stir in the remaining cucumber and red pepper. Chill.
When you’re ready to eat, pour the gazpacho into bowls. Mix the crab meat with a dash of lime juice and the chopped fresh herbs and spoon onto the gazpacho. Serve.

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