TOMATO-WATERMELON GAZPACHO WITH AVOCADO

Tomato-Watermelon Gazpacho With Avocado image

After several days of sitting out on the counter feeding the fruit flies, even the firmest tomatoes start to slacken. That's when you know it's gazpacho time.This time I added watermelon, because I had it and because I wanted a slightly sweeter soup than usual. For color and voluptuous texture, I floated buttery avocado cubes on top. It was pretty enough to serve to company, and expandable enough to use up all the soft tomatoes on the oozing brink.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories easy, soups and stews, appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 fat ripe tomatoes (about 1 pound), cored and cut into chunks
1 cup seedless watermelon, diced small
Two-inch-thick slice of day-old baguette (about 1 1/2 ounces), cut into pieces
1 Kirby cucumber, trimmed and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons chopped red onion
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 ice cube
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 avocado, peeled and diced small

Steps:

In a blender combine tomatoes, 1/2 cup watermelon, bread, cucumber, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and ice cube. Purée until smooth. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil. Chill in refrigerator until very cold, at least 30 minutes.
Serve, garnished with remaining chopped watermelon and avocado.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 414, UnsaturatedFat 25 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 615 milligrams, Sugar 13 grams, TransFat 0 grams