Author Notes
The flavors of summer in the South - watermelon and fresh mint - are used in a traditional Spanish preparation for the ultimate cold summer soup. —TheRunawaySpoon
Ingredients
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7 cups
seedless watermelon cubes (about a 4 pound melon)
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1/2 cup
firmly packed fresh mint leaves
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1 cup
slivered blanced almonds
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3
garlic cloves
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4
slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
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2 tablespoons
red wine vinegar
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1/4 cup
olive oil
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1 teaspoon
kosher salt
Directions
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In a blender, place the mint leaves topped by the watermelon chunks and puree. This may need to be done in batches. Strain the watermelon puree through a wire mesh strainer into a pitcher or large bowl, scraping on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible and to remove any stray seeds.
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Puree almonds, garlic, red wine vinegar and salt. Tear the bread into small chunks and place in blender and add about 1 cup of watermelon puree. Puree until smooth, adding olive oil in a slow steady stream and some additional watermelon puree (as much as the blender will hold). Pour this gazpacho mixture into the remaining watermelon puree and stir until thoroughly blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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