julia's watermelon gazpacho

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 cups cubed seeded watermelon
• 2 english (hothouse style) cucumbers, chopped
• 2 red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 20 small mint leaves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• reserve 20 small pieces of watermelon for garnish. working in batches, place the remaining watermelon, the cucumbers, red bell peppers, onion, jalapeno pepper, lemon juice, olive oil, 3 tablespoons of fresh mint, the ginger, honey, and pineapple juice into a blender, and blend for about 30 seconds per batch. the mixture should be well blended but retain some texture. pour into a large pitcher or bowl, and refrigerate 1 hour. serve in bowls, and garnish each bowl with a couple of chunks of the retained watermelon and 2 small mint leaves.