Watermelon gazpacho

Watermelon gazpacho. Photograph: Harry Weir
Watermelon gazpacho. Photograph: Harry Weir
Serves: 8
Course: Starter
Cooking Time: 0 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • ½ a watermelon, skinned and roughly chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 1tbs finely chopped fresh root ginger
  • 4 ripe tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • Some fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • Some fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
  • Some fresh basil, roughly chopped
  • 50ml olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper

1 Blend everything together really well in batches, then chill. Serve on a hot day in cold glasses.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford