Watermelon Tomato Gazpacho

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 cups watermelon, seed and puree
• 1 cup seeded watermelon, diced small
• 1 cup seeded tomato, diced small
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced small
• 1/2 cup red bell peppers or 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced small
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• fresh parsley leaves, see directions note
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1/2 small jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 1 green onion,
• 1 inch green onion, minced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 seed and puree the watermelon.
• 2 then combine the watermelon puree with the diced watermelon, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, lime juice, parsley, ginger, jalapeno, green onion, bitters and salt. note the authors recommend you use a large bowl but you see that empty watermelon shell over there? hey it makes a great serving container and you don't have to wash it.
• 3 stir to combine.
• 4 season with pepper and salt to taste. use any other desired seasonings to taste.
• 5 serve with chilled serving bowls or chill for approx four hours then serve or using a large bowl, place in chilled serving bowls and serve immediately.
• 6 note: parsley leaves should be one small handful. the bitters are not optional.
• 7 original was from the philadelphia inq. 7/13/05.