Best White Gazpacho With Watermelon Rind Recipes

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

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This is a delightfully simple, elegant dish. Serve as a side or with pita and hummus for a meal. It's so refreshing-guests will love it. -Nicole Deelah, Nashville, Tennessee

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings (1 quart).

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

4 cups cubed watermelon, seeded, divided
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
Watermelon wedges, optional

Steps:

Puree 3 cups watermelon in a blender. Cut remaining watermelon into 1/2-inch pieces; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the watermelon puree, lime juice, lime zest, ginger and salt. Stir in the tomato, cucumber, green pepper, cilantro, onion, jalapeno and cubed watermelon. Chill until serving. If desired, serve with wedge of watermelon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 58 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 599mg sodium, Carbohydrate 18g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

WATERMELON GAZPACHO

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Categories Soup/Stew Blender Fruit Nut Appetizer Brunch No-Cook Picnic Lunch Watermelon Almond Summer Healthy Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher

Yield makes 4 to 6 first course servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 (4-lb) piece watermelon, rind discarded and flesh cut into large chunks (7 cups)
1 1/2 cups ice cubes
3/4 cup whole blanched almonds
3 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
8 slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts discarded and bread torn into pieces
2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Steps:

Seed 1 cup watermelon chunks and cut into small dice. Purée remaining watermelon in a blender (in batches if necessary). Pour purée through a sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids, and discard seeds.
Return juice to blender and blend together with ice, almonds, and garlic (in batches if necessary) until smooth. Add bread, vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste and blend, adding oil in a slow stream, until smooth.
Top with diced watermelon.

WHITE GAZPACHO WITH WATERMELON RIND

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Provided by Julia Moskin

Categories easy, appetizer

Time 45m

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3/4 cup blanched, slivered almonds
1 cup loosely packed parsley or mint leaves, or a combination of the two
1 stalk celery, cut into chunks
1 dozen cherry tomatoes
1 clove garlic
1 1/2 cups bread cubes, like ciabatta or sourdough, hard crusts removed
5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
About 2 pounds cucumbers, preferably thin-skinned types like lemon or English about 4
About 2 pounds cubed watermelon rind, pale pink and green parts, hard skin removed about 8 cups, from 1/2 watermelon
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or rice wine vinegar, more as needed
1 tablespoon salt, more as needed

Steps:

In a food processor, combine almonds, herbs, celery, tomatoes, garlic, bread and oil. Purée until smooth. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and return the used canister to the processor.
If using thin-skinned cucumbers, cut in chunks. If using thick-skinned ones, like Kirbys, peel and seed, then cut in chunks.
Working in batches if necessary, combine cucumbers, watermelon rind, vinegar and salt in the processor. Purée until smooth. Add to the other purée and whisk together well. Taste, adding salt and vinegar as needed. For a smoother texture, purée in a blender, in batches.
Chill until very cold, at least 2 hours or overnight. Taste for salt again before serving.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 551 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams