Watermelon gazpacho

Name: WATERMELON GAZPACHO
Prep time: 0 hour 0 minute
Cook time: 0 hour 20 minutes
Yield: 8 Servings
Cuisine: Irish
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

Watermelon gazpacho. Photograph: Harry Weir

Paul Flynn

Sat Aug 08 2020 - 05:55

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 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

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