
Summertime Gazpacho
Servings: 4
Prep time: 20 minutes
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh strawberries plus 1/2 cup
diced
4 Roma tomatoes, 3 cut in half and 1 diced
1 cup diced watermelon
1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced, or 1 teaspoon jarred
crushed garlic
1 cup low-sodium tomato or vegetable juice such
as V8
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded, stemmed and
diced
1 small zucchini, diced
3 tablespoons diced red onion
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 avocado, diced
4 tablespoons plain, no-fat yogurt
In a food processor or blender, combine sliced
strawberries, halved tomatoes, 3/4 cup of the
watermelon, vinegar, lime juice, oil, basil, parsley and
garlic. Pulse off and on until ingredients make a thick
liquid.
Pour liquid into a large bowl and mix in tomato juice,
bell pepper, zucchini, onion, cayenne pepper and salt.
Stir to combine. Add diced strawberry, tomato,
avocado and remaining watermelon and stir gently.
Divide soup equally among 4 soup bowls. Garnish
with 1 tablespoon of yogurt for each serving.
Each serving (1 1/2 cups gazpacho, 1 tablespoon
yogurt) contains approximately: 226 calories, 30% fat
(8 g; <1 g saturated), 61% carbs (38 g), 9% protein (6
g), 131 mg calcium, 3 mg iron, 9 g fiber, 166 mg
sodium.
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