Haylies Watermelon Gazpacho Food

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

Steps:

• In a blender, puree the tomatoes, chile, and 1/2 of the watermelon. Pour in the red wine vinegar and olive oil and pulse. Add the onion, cucumber and dill and season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth. Pour into chilled bowls and sprinkle with dill, feta, and remaining watermelon. Serve.

TOMATO AND WATERMELON GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber, bell pepper, shallot, basil and mint in a large bowl. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste. Stir in the olive oil and vinegar.
• Puree the tomato mixture in a blender, in batches if necessary. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing to extract any liquid; discard the solids and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• To serve, top the soup with the small herb leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

VEGETARIAN WATERMELON GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Roughly chop and deseed watermelon. You should have about 12 cups of chopped fruit. Reserve two cups. Puree 10 cups watermelon and cranberry juice in blender. Strain pureed mixture through a fine sieve into a large bowl or plastic container; discard pulp.
• Peel, seed and small-dice cucumbers and apples, deseed and dice red bell peppers and peel and small-dice red onion. Pick and chop mint and parsley, set aside for garnish. Seed, de-vein and finely chop jalapeno pepper. Combine cucumbers, apples, celery, bell peppers, onion, herbs, limejuice, vinegar and jalapeno with the watermelon-cranberry liquid and stir to combine. Finely chop the reserved two cups watermelon and add to mixture. Salt to taste.
• Cover and refrigerate until well chilled (an hour minimum). Garnish with the chopped mint and parsley and serve well chilled.

WATERMELON GAZPACHO SHOOTERS

Steps:

• Put the watermelon, tomatillos, jalapeno, lime juice and zest, salt and pepper into a blender or food processor, working in batches if necessary. Blend until the mixture is smooth. Chill well before serving, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. To serve, pour about 2 ounces of the gazpacho into shot glasses and garnish with a lime slice.

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Working in batches, purée all of the ingredients except the garnish in a blender for two minutes or longer until frothy and smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings, making sure you have used enough salt and lemon juice for a vivid flavor. Transfer to a bowl, and chill for several hours. Taste and adjust seasonings. Serve, garnishing each bowl with thinly sliced celery or, if serving in glasses, with a thin lengthwise slice of celery stick.

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Puree 3 cups watermelon in a blender. Cut remaining watermelon into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the watermelon puree, lime juice, lime zest, ginger and salt. Stir in the tomato, cucumber, green pepper, cilantro, onion, jalapeno and cubed watermelon. Chill until serving. If desired, serve with wedge of watermelon.