Recipe of the week: August 16, 2007

Watermelon Gazpacho from Kelly Clark, Market staff

A sweet and fruity twist on a traditional summer soup. And, look at how many ingredients are available at the Market! You can’t get any cooler, or fresher than this.

Ingredients

• 5 cups watermelon*, seeded and cut into chunks
• 1 1/4 cup diced apple*, tossed with 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1/2 cup diced red onion*
• 1/3 cup diced sweet pepper*
• 1/2 cup diced cucumber*
• 1 cup chopped tomato*, peeled with a vegetable peeler, and seeded
• 1/3 cup chopped basil*
• 1/3 cup almond, ground very, very fine
• 1 Tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder

Procedure

Puree the watermelon in a food processor. Add ground almonds, sherry, salt, pepper and chili powder. Mix well. Add apple, onion, sweet pepper, cucumber, tomato and basil. Mix well. Chill for several hours before serving.

*Available at Market