I am not a big eater first thing in the morning, tending to eat lightly throughout the day until I get home and share dinner with Andy. On weekends, where I have less structure to my days and fewer demands on my time and energy, it can sometimes be lunchtime before I enjoy my first meal. Today was one such day.
It’s early Autumn here in New Zealand, and we are on the cusp of saying farewell to one set of produce and hello to the next. On one night I might make a smooth butternut-vanilla soup, and the next day it’s still hazy enough to entirely enjoy a bright gazpacho.
Under today’s clear sunny skies, I gave a watermelon gazpacho a whirl. The watermelon was disappointingly pale, despite having sat on our counter for a week attempting to ripen. It was therefore also a little bit light on flavor by itself, so I took the ingredients list from Raw Food Real World and increased the amount of ginger and chili involved, so it had a bit more bite to it’s base. I also switched in the chives for the scallions again, as I generally prefer the more delicate member of the allium family. Whilst enjoying eating it on our sunlit couch, I recalled seeing a juice recipe for watermelon, ginger and lime and making a mental note to try it one day soon, for it really is a divine combination.
Watermelon Gazpacho Adapted from Raw Food Real World
Serves 2 healthy appetites
3 cups of diced watermelon, 2 of those blended smooth in a glass bowl
1 cup diced Telegraph cucumber
3 diced tomatoes
Small bunch of chives, snipped into small flecks
1 diced jalapeno
1 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated over the bowl of blended watermelon
Half a cup of diced red bell pepper
Juice of one lime, squeezed directly into the bowl
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
The simplest method ever: Once you’ve blended that initial two cups of melon, you just mix it all together with a spoon. That’s it!
I think I must try this one! Looks like the perfect food on a randomly hot summer day like today. Is randomly even a word?
All your dishes look so vibrant and flavorful. I want to come to your house for lunch. Karin
Thanks Karin ~ you would be most welcome
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