Emulsifier Free Watermelon Gazpacho with Mint
Sweet, cooling, and just a little spicy, this chilled soup is the kind of thing you want to make on a sweltering afternoon when turning on the stove feels like a crime. Ripe watermelon and tomatoes form the base, blended smooth with cucumber, red bell pepper, shallot, and jalapeño for a flavor that's bright, savory, and surprisingly complex. A hit of fresh lime juice and a handful of mint leaves keep everything tasting clean and alive, while a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil adds just enough richness to round it all out. Every single ingredient here is whole and unprocessed, so there's no need to scan labels for hidden additives or stabilizers — this is genuinely clean eating that also happens to taste incredible. Straining the blended mixture through a fine-mesh sieve gives the finished soup a silky, restaurant-quality texture that makes it feel far more elegant than the effort involved. Serve it ice cold with a few extra watermelon cubes, a scatter of fresh mint, and a pinch of flaky sea salt for a bowl that looks as stunning as it tastes.
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4 servings
- 5 cups seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (about ½ small watermelon)
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes (about 12 oz total), cored and roughly chopped
- 1 medium english cucumber (about 10 oz), peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped
- 1 small shallot, roughly chopped
- 1 small jalapeño, seeded and roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed, plus more for garnish
- ¾ tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
For serving
- small watermelon cubes, for serving (optional)
- flaky sea salt, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the watermelon, tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, shallot, jalapeño, lime juice, olive oil, mint leaves, salt, and black pepper in a blender. Blend on high speed until completely smooth, about 60 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl and pour the blended soup through it, pressing gently with a spatula to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids left in the strainer.
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