Gazpacho:

Working in small batches (or using a large food processor) process the gazpacho ingredients (except the salt and pepper) into a chunky puree. You want to have some texture to the dish so don't over-process it into a "soup". Chill for at least 3 hours then adjust flavor with salt & pepper (and perhaps some lemon or lime juice) to taste. It is important to chill before adjusting flavors as dishes taste different when cold.

Prepare the shrimp:

Thaw the shrimp if frozen. Drop the shrimp into a large pot of boiling, salted water. Cook ONLY until they turn pink (about 2 minutes) then transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking.

Peel, devein, and split the shrimp lengthwise. Toss the shrimp halves with the Cajun spice and olive oil and allow to marinate for at least one hour.

About 1/2 hour before serving add the lime juice and allow to marinate further. Don't marinate more than 30 minutes with the lime juice as you don't want to toughen the shrimp.

Dish up about 1 cup of gazpacho and top it with 3-4 shrimp halves. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro. Serve on a well chilled plate.

Adapted from a recipe presented by: Chef Nicole Rothier, Fiesta Culinary School, July, 2006

Each (1 cup w/ 2 shrimp) serving contains an estimated:

Cals: 164, FatCals: 61, TotFat: 4g

SatFat: 1g, PolyFat: 1g, MonoFat: 5g

Chol: 69mg, Na: 1081mg, K: 547mg

TotCarbs: 23g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 7g

NetCarbs: 19g, Protein: 12g

ALTERNATIVE:

Making the Gazpacho without the shrimp and serving 1-1/4 cup (1/8 recipe) gives an estimated:

Cals: 131, FatCals 61, TotFat: 6g

SatFat: 0g, PolyFat: 1g, MonoFat: 5g

Chol: 0mg, Na: 1136mg, K: 554

TotCarbs: 27g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 9g

NetCarbs: 23g, Protein: 3g