A light lunch for today. I will serve with a mixed green salad and some thinly sliced Harvest Grain bread toasted into homemade croutons to dip the seafood. I will use a small amount of evoo, garlic powder, and Parmesan cheese.
Seafood Martini
SERVES 4
Ingredients
Gazpacho Sauce
* 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice
* 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
* 3/4 cup canned crushed tomatoes in puree
* 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
* 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
* 2 teaspoons prepared white horseradish
* 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
* 1 garlic clove, pressed
Seafood
* 1 cup plum, tomatoes cut into 1/4 inch cubes (about 3 large tomatoes)
* 1 cup avocado, peeled and pitted, cut into 1/3 inch cubes
* 1 1/2 cups cooked lump crabmeat, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (5 to 6 oz.)
* 16 cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp
* 1 1/2 cups cooked lobster meat (5 to 6 oz., cut into 1/2 inch cubes) (I didn't find this so I am substituting scallops.)
* lime wedge
* fresh cilantro, sprigs
Directions
1.Gazpacho Sauce:.
2.In a medium size bowl stir together clam juice, cilantro, tomatoes with puree, vinegar, lime juice,
horseradish, hot pepper sauce and garlic. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and
refrigerate until cold, about 4 hours. Can be made 24 hours in advance. Keep refrigerated.
3.To assemble:.
4.Divide tomatoes, then avocado among 4 large martini glasses or deep goblets.
5.Top with crab, dividing equally.
6.Pour about 1/4 cup gazpacho sauce over crab in each glass.
7.Divide shrimp, then lobster among glasses.
8.Divide remaining sauce among glasses. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (252g)
Recipe makes 4 servings
The following items or measurements are not included below:
3/4 cup crushed tomatoes in puree
1 1/2 cups lump crabmeat
Calories 190
Calories from Fat 58 (30%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 6.5g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 3.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Sodium 491mg 20%
Potassium 573mg 16%
Total Carbohydrate 16.4g 5%
Dietary Fiber 3.6g 14%
Sugars 6.6g
Protein 17.6g 35%