Weight Watchers Gazpacho Soup recipe - 5 points
Gazpacho soup is a cold, Spanish soup that’s very popular during the summer. It is almost like a liquid salad.
Weight Watchers Gazpacho Soup recipe
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients
2 large tomatoes
1 large green bell pepper
1 garlic clove
1/2 cup mixed herbs (i used chives, parsley, dill, basil, thyme, tarragon)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon, juice of
3 cups beef stock or consomme
1 sweet onion or Spanish onion, chopped
1 cucumber (english style is best)
1/2-1 teaspoon paprika
additional parsley, as garnish (optional)
croutons or breadcrumbs, as garnish
Preparation
1. Quarter tomatoes and place in a blender or food processor.
2. Add chopped green pepper, coarsely chopped herbs, and pressed garlic.
3. Blend till smooth or until it reaches the consistency you prefer.
4. place in a serving bowl.
5. gradually add 1/2 cup olive oil, the juice of 1 lemon and 3 cups of chilled beef stock to the tomato mixture while stirring. (Substitute with vegetable stock for a vegetarian version.)
6. Blend the onion and 1/2 of the cucumber and add to the tomatoe mixture.
7. Add the paprika and grate the remaining cucumber into the soup; add salt if you like or allow people to add salt at the table.
8. Garnish with parsley and croutons.
WW POINTS per serving: 5
Nutritional information per serving: 202 calories, 18.5g fat, 1.8g fiber
