Refreshing Tuscan Melon Gazpacho
Juicy with amazing texture and not overly sweet, Louis' fresh-picked Tuscan melon worked perfectly for our needs on that 107 degree day last week. Cantaloupe, watermelon, and honey dew would all be equally satsifying subsititutions.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Tuscan melon or other melon peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 stalk celery cut into chunks
- 1 Persain cucumber peeled and cut into chunks
- 1/2 a red or orange bell pepper cut into chunks
- 1 medium tomatillo outer cover removed, stickiness washed off, and cut into chunks
- 1 clove garlic roughly chopped
- 1 Serrano pepper roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Put all ingredients into a Vitamix or high powered blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve chilled or at room temperature, and garnish with red onion, celery, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, or what ever kind of chopped vegetables or herbs you like. Or just finish with a drizzle of olive oil or yogurt. That works quite nicely too.