Zesty Watermelon Gazpacho
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups watermelon (seedless or remove seeds)
- 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
- 1 tablespoon lime zest (grated lime peel)
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger-root
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 1/2 cup chopped cucumber
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley or cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Purée 3 cups watermelon in a Vitamix or blender.
- Cut the leftover watermelon into 1/2-inch cubed slices and then set aside for later.
- In a large bowl, join together the watermelon purée, lime juice, lime peel, ginger and salt.
- Stir in the tomato, cucumber, green pepper, parsley or cilantro, onion, jalapeno and cubed watermelon.
- Chill the batch until serving.