Cal a Vie Bloody Mary Gazpacho

This bright, colorful and savory dish is a classic chilled soup perfect for a warm Spring or Summer Spa Lunch.   Bloody Mary Gazpacho is zesty enough to waken the tongue, without the alcohol of the popular breakfast cocktail.  It was developed by Cal-a-Vie Spa’s executive chef, Curtis Cooke, and is a guest favorite entree.  If you have a green thumb or access to a Farmer’s Market, it is best with fresh picked summer tomatoes.

Bloody Mary Gazpacho

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Chill: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Course: Soups

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Cucumber, Seafood, Shrimp, Tomatoes

Servings: 24

Calories: 103kcal

Courtesy Of: Executive Chef Curtis Cooke, Cal-a-Vie Health Spa

A spa party sized recipe from Ca-a-Vie Spas Spring 2015 Newsletter

Ingredients

Soup Base

• ▢ 4 pounds Heirloom tomatoes blanched, peeled, chopped
• ▢ 1 pound cucumber peeled, chopped
• ▢ 1/2 pound green bell pepper seeded, chopped
• ▢ 3 garlic finely minced
• ▢ 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
• ▢ 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Sea Salt
• ▢ 2 teaspoon celery seed
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Tabasco
• ▢ 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

For the Garnish

• ▢ 3 pounds 21-25 shrimp (peeled, deveined, cleaned)
• ▢ 1 lemon juiced
• ▢ Micro greens for garnish

Instructions

For the Base

• In a high speed blender, combine all of the ingredients except for the olive oil and puree until very smooth.
• While the blender is still running, slowly add the olive oil until completely incorporated.

For the Garnish

• To prepare the shrimp, fill a large pot with 1 gallon of water, add a pinch of salt and squeeze in the juice of the lemon, and toss the lemon halves in the water for extra flavor.
• Bring the water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and add shrimp. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until the shrimp are bright pink and the tails curl. Using a slotted spoon, remove the shrimp and chill thoroughly before serving.

Serve

• Pour soup into chilled glasses, garnish with 1 shrimp each plus microgreens.
  

Spa Index Kitchen Notes

The nutritional stats are for 1/2 cup of soup and 1 shrimp each for garnish, but of course, add 2-3 and adjust the numbers accordingly, for a more hearty serving. Serving idea: Reduce or omit the salt and celery seed in the recipe, and instead rim the glass! Circle the rim of the empty serving glass with a lemon wedge to moisten, dip in celery seed and salt, and fill with soup. Sip and savor!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 103 kcal (5%) | Carbohydrates: 4 g (1%) | Protein: 4 g (8%) | Fat: 7 g (11%) | Fiber: 1 g (4%) | Sugar: 1 g (1%)

Cal-a-Vie bridges the gap between health resort and luxury spa with ease.  Its comprehensive nutritional services, including consultations with a registered dietician, as well as tests with a biochemistry focus.  The active exercise program includes more than 130 different classes ranging from activities from advanced (for the very fit) to transitional (for those beginning or returning to a fitness regime).    To this, add gourmet spa cuisine and therapeutic spa treatments and the majority of guests leave the resort having lost weight and gained healthy lifestyle changes.