Spicy Shrimp and Baby Clam Gazpacho Soup
- 2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and diced with juices reserved
- 3 seedless or 6 regular cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1 small can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 to 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/2 cup packed cilantro leaves
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 pound small shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 dozen baby clams, scrubbed clean
- Soy sauce
- Scallions, thinly sliced for garnish
- taste and 1/2 of the garlic and puree until smooth.
- Reserve the remaining chipotle peppers and adobo sauce for another use.
- Transfer the pureed tomato mixture to a large bowl.
- Finely slice the cilantro and stir into tomato mixture.
- Add the red onion, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Cover bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
- In a large skillet heat olive oil over moderately high heat.
- Add the shrimp and saute for 1 minute.
- Add the remaining garlic, stir to combine and cook for another minute.
- Add the clams and a splash of soy sauce.
- Add the remaining tomatoes and reserved juices, stirring to combine.
- Cover and cook until clams open, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Uncover the skillet, remove from heat and discard any unopened clams.
- Ladle about 1 cup of the chilled tomato mixture into the skillet and stir to combine.
- Stir the seafood mixture into the tomato mixture.
- Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with sliced scallions.
tomatoes, regular cucumbers, peppers, garlic, cilantro, red onion, salt, olive oil, shrimp, baby clams, soy sauce, scallions
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/spicy-shrimp-and-baby-clam-gazpacho-soup0.html (may not work)