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Lent brings memories of my childhood in South America, when my mom spent hours in the kitchen bringing the best seafood dishes along with delicious vegetable sides to remind us that it was a time for giving up or removing some things out of our daily lives, as a symbol of a time to reflect, ponder and exercise a pause on things that might not be beneficial to you.
In case you don’t know, Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent means “spring.” The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness.
I remember the love my mom put into every day and how my love for seafood grew from the amazing aroma coming out of her kitchen.
I’ve tried to bring those memories back to my family by sharing some of the dishes I love and introducing new ones as well and I would love to share my tips for the perfect Lent menu:
– You should remove meats from your recipes, during this time and use seafood and/or vegetable based recipes.
– Fresh Lent ingredients such as fresh fish and fresh veggies, which I buy from Walmart.
– I love using Clamato’s Original in most recipes for that additional added flavor.
– Nothing better than fresh seafood as the perfect accent to a lent menu!
Today I will share one of the easiest and most delicious recipes we love. My Shrimp Gazpacho, which can be used in shot glasses as an appetizer or 6 oz glasses as the perfect starter to a great meal!
Shrimp Gazpacho
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups Clamato® Original
- ½ loaf day-old French-style bread, crust removed, cut into half-inch pieces
- 3 plum tomatoes, peeled, sliced
- 1 small green bell pepper, seeded, sliced
- ¼ cup chives, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 package of precooked shrimp
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1
Place diced bread in a large bowl and cover with Clamato; allow bread to soak.
Step 2
In a blender or food processor, blend tomatoes, green bell pepper, chives, cilantro, garlic, lemon juice, oil, cumin, and paprika and chili. If you are like me and you like picante, feel free to add more chili powder!! Que rico!!!
Step 3
Add bread soaked in Clamato, puree until smooth. Adjust the consistency by adding more Clamato, if needed. I personally like less juicy and chunkier.
Step 4
Remove tail and chop some of the precooked shrimp add it to the mixture and chill for at least one hour.
Step 5
Pour Mixture in a cup and add shrimp and cilantro to decorate it. Serve chilled.
Servings : 6-8
Ready in : 75 Minutes
Check out how easy it is, amazing ingredients, mucho sabor e lista!!
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This would be great for a summer gathering with friends. It’s also the only time I would be able to eat it because my family isn’t a fan LOL Thanks for giving me the chance to stop off and dream of summer.
This would be great for a party! I feel like I always make the same things when we have people over, and this is something new for me to try.
oh wow this looks delicious. this is my first time hearing about this and would love to try
sounds like a great concoction you’ve made! I bet this would be a hit for any party : ) thanks!
This is the first time that I’ve heard of Gazpacho. It looks good though. And I love shrimp so for me, this is a must-try!
It looks good and must try this recipe. Im sure that my husband will also love it.
What a fantastic recipe! I’ve never to try it but I will make sure to make this weekend.
This looks delicious and super easy to make, I’ve never had Gazpacho before it will be interesting to try it on a girls night in with my besties.
We might need to try this. Our kids are huge fish and seafood lovers! Might be fun to make with them even
I have never tried preparing and eating shrimp this way. I do love shrimp and other seafood though.
Seafood brings back some memories for me as well. This looks and sounds so tasty.
Your recipe looks so tasty and easy to make. Might have to try it once shrimp goes on sale.
This recipe looks so good. I haven’t ever tried gazpacho before but I would love to try it. Shrimp and crab legs is my favorite type of seafood.
During lent, I am always looking for ways to switch up fridays. This looks like a delicious way to venture away from fish. While I love fish it can get boring.
Ohh!This looks really good. I love shrimp so I will have to try this out.
Now this soup sounds amazing!! I love shrimp and clamato juice, HA!!
This looks and sounds delicious! I love seafood so I’m definitely going to try this!
That sounds like a really interesting drink. I would have never thought to make something like this either.
I haven’t had Gazpacho in years. I agree that this would be perfect for lent!
I am a huge fan of regular gazpacho. Unfortunately, no one else in my family likes it. Maybe this would be a better choice for them.
I make gazpacho every Summer, I never added shrimp , but, it makes perfect sense, what a great flavor and addition it will be!
This sounds so good. It would be awesome on a buffet table for a party. It’s easy to make too which is a bonus
This looks absolutely amazing! What a delectable treat for the tastebuds!
This sounds delicious. I love anything with shrimp so I know this will be good.
Ah, this is so cool! This is going to be a fun new recipe to try out. It sounds spicy and flavorful!
What a great way to use the Clamato! We love shrimp!
This looks so delicious! We love shrimp in any form around here.
My son would love this. He loves anything that involves seafood.
THis sounds like the perfect brunch menu item. Gazpacho sounds easier to make than I thought it was.
This sounds good, I’ve had it before but I didn’t know how it was made. I am a shrimp lover.
I am not a shrimp eater but my husband is. I think this looks like a fun and fresh recipe that he would like.
Never tried gazpacho but sure looks super delicious! Especially with shrimp! Yum!
I have been wanting to do a seafood night. I will have to add this recipe to the menu. It looks so good I am sure it will be a hit.
I have not tried Shrimp Gazpacho yet. It looks so good I wish I could try it right now. I think a nice dinner at a seafood restaurant is in order.
I love gazpacho so the shrimp twist must taste amazing! Totally craving it now.
Oh my this Shrimp Gazpacho looks so delicious and easy to make. My parents also loved seafood so I got to grow up enjoying it. I will have to make this recipe on the weekend.
Shrimp gapacho looks really tasty! I bet it’s a winner!
I can’t believe I’ve never heard of Shrimp Gazpacho before. I’ve been living in a cave :0. This looks and sounds so good especially to a seafood lover like myself.
You know, it’s crazy. I’ve heard of gazpacho, but I’ve never had it before. I can’t wait to try this.
Oh wow. I’ve never seen gazpacho quite like this before. It looks really good.
Thanks for explaining what Lent was to me. I had heard of it, but didn’t really know. The gazpacho looks good as well. I will have to try it out.
This seems like such a great recipe! Great for a friday meal, or to bring for lunch~
Great looking recipe I love anything with shrimp. I have not had Clamato in years and I used to like it instead of tomato juice, time to make the old new again.
I have never thought about doing Gazpacho this way, but you make it look so simple I definitely want to try it.