Weight Watchers Quick & Easy Chunky Gazpacho

WW Recipe of the Day: Quick and Easy Gazpacho

I love gazpacho, especially during the summer, but I don't make it very often, probably because Rod's not a big fan, and if the quality of your tomatoes is anything less than terrific, the results can be disappointing.

That's where this quick and easy chunky gazpacho comes in.

Weight Watchers Easy Chunky Tomato Gazpacho

I first heard about it during a WW meeting I was subbing, when our receptionist shared it with the group, but then it totally slipped my mind, until I came across it while thumbing through one of my latest cookbook acquisitions: the Weight Watchers PointPlus Power Foods Cookbook (affiliate link).

There it was right before my very eyes: the quick and easy chunky gazpacho recipe she'd mentioned.

Weight Watchers Easy Chunky Gazpacho

I thought it would be perfect for this week's 38 Power Foods Group ingredient: tomatoes.

Our little group continues to chug along on our mission to blog our way through the ingredients featured in Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes with the 38 Healthiest Ingredients (affiliate link) by Martha Stewart and the editors of Whole Living Magazine.

What gives tomatoes their "power food" status?

Tomatoes contain lots of vitamin C and beta-carotene; as well as a good amount of iron, potassium, fiber, and B vitamins. But it's the antioxidant, lycopene , that seems to provide the biggest health benefits. Because lycopene is located in the cell walls, you get more lycopene from processed or cooked tomatoes than you do from fresh ones.

So, while locally grown fresh tomatoes available at the peak of summer will always be a healthy tasty choice, canned tomatoes (as well as tomato juice, tomato soup, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, jarred salsa, and even ketchup) are delicious and healthy alternatives the rest of the year.

Recipe Notes

This quick and easy chunky gazpacho is a great example of just how yummy recipes made from canned tomatoes and tomato vegetable juice can be. I substituted Spicy V8 for low-sodium and skipped the jalapeño (because I didn't have one).

I also used sherry vinegar instead of balsamic, because I love it and it seemed more traditional, but I'm sure any vinegar would be fine.

Studies have shown the more often you eat soup, the more likely you are to lose weight because it helps you feel fuller on fewer calories. This is a great example of that research in action.

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Simple Gazpacho?

According to my calculations, each generous 1-½-cup serving has 68 calories and:

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!

Recipe Variations

• Spicier
  Add more chopped jalapeño, cayenne pepper or hot sauce.
• Heartier>br>Top with any of the following—cooked shrimp or crab, croutons, chopped avocado, crumbled feta cheese, etc.
• Moroccan
  Add rinsed and drained chickpeas, cumin and chopped golden raisins.
• Southwestern
  Add cumin, cilantro and lime juice.

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Weight Watchers Quick & Easy Chunky Gazpacho

Quick & Easy Gazpacho with just 1 Weight Watchers PointsPlus, 1 Freestyle SmartPoint!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time0 mins

Total Time15 mins

Servings (adjustable): 6

Calories: 68

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cans (14.5 ounces) petite diced tomatoes
• ▢ 2 cups reduced sodium tomato-vegetable juice, such as V-8
• ▢ 1 red bell pepper, diced
• ▢ 1 English cucumber, diced
• ▢ 1 jalapeno pepper, ribs and seeds removed, minced
• ▢ 1 cup minced red onion
• ▢ 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

• Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 4 hours.
• Taste and adjust seasonings, adding more salt, pepper and vinegar, as necessary, before serving

Equipment

Mixing Bowls

Chef Knife

Wooden Spoon

Recipe Notes

My modifications: I didn't have a jalapeno, but I did have spicy V-8, so I used it instead of the low sodium kind and thought it was great. I also used sherry vinegar instead of the suggested balsamic, but feel free to substitute whatever kind of vinegar you like best.

To make this a more filling "main dish" it would be great to add top it with a few cooked shrimp, just remember to adjust your PPV accordingly.

Serving size: 1-½ cups

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

1 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

1 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

1 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

Weight Watchers Quick & Easy Chunky Gazpacho

Amount Per Serving (1 -½ cups)

Calories 68

% Daily Value*

Fat 0g0%

Carbohydrates 14g5%

Fiber 3g12%

Protein 2g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Soup

Cuisine: Spanish

Keyword: appetizer soup, chunky tomato soup, tomato cucumber soup

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Source: Weight Watchers PointsPlus Power Foods Cookbook

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

Links to More Weight Watchers Friendly Tomato Recipes:

• Weight Watchers Pico de Gallo (Fresh Tomato Salsa) - Simple-Nourished-Living
• Weight Watchers Chicken, Tomato and Feta Pasta - Simple-Nourished-Living
• Tomatoes, Basil & Brown Rice - Simple-Nourished-Living
• Heirloom Tomato Salad - SkinnyTaste
• BLT Pasta Salad - Kitchen Parade
• Tomato & Sausage Risotto - Emily Bites
• Sauteed Cauliflower and Tomatoes - Weight Watchers
• Shrimp with Zucchini & Tomatoes - Weight Watchers

Sources:

• World's Healthiest Foods
• Tomato Dirt
• Kitchen Stewardship

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