Yellow Gazpacho and Blackened Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • Yellow gazpacho:
  • 2 yellow tomatoes
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1/2 seedless cucumber
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup champagne vinegar
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1 tsp Tabasco
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Shrimp:
  • 20 shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbsp blackening seasoning
  • 4 tbsp butter

    • Instructions:

    1. Place all ingredients for gazpacho in a food processor and blend until soup-like consistency.
    2. Chill.
    3. For the shrimp, season them with blackening and saute in hot butter until done, about 3 minutes.
    4. For decoration, use a slice of cucumber, lime, sweet mini red peppers, chives, green onions and rosemary.
    5. Pour gazpacho into a cocktail or martini glass, decorate with the cucumber, lime and rosemary and chives on the side of the glass and put some sweet red pepper in the middle of the gazpacho.
    6. Hang 5 shrimp (hot or cold) off the side of the glass.
    7. Serve.