Watermelon Gazpacho

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp sherry vinegar* ($0.69)
• 3 Tbsp olive oil ($0.57)
• 1/2 tsp salt ($0.01)
• 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper ($0.03)
• 1/2 watermelon, divided (approx. 9 cups)** ($2.34)
• 1 cucumber, seeded and diced, divided ($0.64)
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, divided ($1.48)
• 3 roma tomatoes, seeded and diced, divided ($0.63)
• 1/4 red onion, diced ($0.30)
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and diced small ($0.40)
• 1 Tbsp basil, minced ($0.89)
• 1 Tbsp parsley, minced ($0.12)

Instructions

1. Whisk together sherry vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper.
2. Blend
3. Add 4.5 cups of watermelon, half a peeled and diced cucumber, half of a seeded bell pepper, 2 roma tomatoes, and red onion to blender.
4. Blend until smooth while simultaneously streaming in the vinegar mixture.
5. Stir
6. Pour gazpacho broth into large container and stir in 4.5 cups of diced watermelon, diced cucumber, diced bell pepper, 1 seeded and diced roma tomato, seeded and small-diced jalapeno and fresh herbs.
7. Top with an extra drizzle of olive oil and a crank of salt and pepper if you’ve got it! Enjoy cold.