Tomato and Watermelon Gazpacho

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Tomato and Watermelon Gazpacho
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation

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This classic Spanish dish is packed with lycopene, a powerful antioxidant, thanks to the tomatoes.

This dish pairs beautifully with fresh seafood, such as grilled scallops or shrimp.

Ingredients

for
4
Ingredients
1 slice white bread
1 Cucumber
2 Tomatoes
1 garlic clove
14 ozs Watermelon
2 Tbsps Lime juice
1 generous pinch ground paprika
2 Tbsps freshly chopped parsley
2 Tbsps olive oil
salt
brown sugar
cayenne pepper
for garnish
scallions
Chives
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Watermelonwhite breadolive oilparsleyCucumberTomato

Preparation steps

1.

Remove the crust from the bread, and soak in a little lukewarm water. Peel the cucumber and onion. Blanch the tomatoes in hot water. Peel, quarter, and remove the seeds. Press through a fine strainer, and collect the juice. Dice the remaining vegetables and melon, and set aside a few tablespoons for garnish. Puree what remains of the tomatoes, the vegetables, tomato juice, squeezed out bread, peppers, parlsey, and olive oil. Season to taste with salt, pepper, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper.

2.

Divide the soup into glasses, and garnish with the diced vegetables and chives.

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