Shrimp and Melon Gazpacho

Robert Irvine

Recipe courtesy Robert Irvine with Brian O'Reilly. Harper Collins Publishers, copyright 2007

Show: Dinner: ImpossibleEpisode: The Catwalk Chef

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Total Time:
1 hr 35 min
Prep
30 min
Inactive
1 hr 0 min
Cook
5 min
Yield:
18 to 24 hors d'oeuvres servings or 6 app. soup bowls
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 pint vegetable broth
  • 1 1/2 pounds 21 to 30 size deveined shrimp with shells on (you can use smaller shrimp if you like, but these are easy to clean and still economical)
  • 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeds removed, and diced large
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, seeds scooped out (leave pulp intact) and diced large
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh jalapeno, stem and seeds removed and diced (protect your hands and eyes and avoid breathing in the fumes of any hot peppers)
  • 1 small red onion, diced
  • 2 tomatillos, diced
  • 1/2 cantaloupe, seeds removed, scooped from rind and diced
  • 1/2 honeydew melon, seeds removed, scooped from rind and diced
  • 1 fresh lemon, halved and seeds removed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. You will be using it as a court bouillon - a poaching liquid for the shrimp. The court bouillon is not actually part of the soup. Poach the shrimp in their shells until just pink and remove to a platter to cool. (Shrimp cooked in its shell retains more flavor).

While the shrimp are cooling, combine the cucumbers, tomatoes, jalapeno, onion, tomatillos, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon in a food processor and pulse to coarsely chop. Remove to a bowl and squeeze in the juice of the fresh lemon, being careful not to drop any remaining lemon seeds into the mix. Add the chopped chives, and stir to combine.

Peel the shrimp and finely dice. Stir the shrimp into the fruit/vegetable mixture and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Chill well.

In the episode, we served this gazpacho as an hors d'oeuvres in porcelain Chinese spoons. You can do the same or be creative by using your own choice of individual serving vessel such as sake cups, rice bowls or even 2 ounce ramekins with demitasse spoons. It can also be served as an appetizer in soup bowls.

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  • on June 11, 2009

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    I tried what seems to be a more traditional Gazpacho for the first time this summer by following Alton Brown's recipe. I really liked it and thought I'd give this different variation a try as well. I halved this recipe and it served 2-3 dinner portions. Also, as the traditional gazpacho recipe recommends, I let this one sit for 24-hours in the fridge to allow it to thoroughly chill and the flavors to meld. It was a good mix of flavors but I think it would be better suited as an appetizer due to the sweetness.

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