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    Home » Accompaniments » soups » Watermelon gazpacho

    Watermelon gazpacho

    By Khushboo 4 Comments August 7, 2015 February 8, 2018

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    watermelon gazpacho

    I am so excited to share this one with you. I had entered a summer soup contest on one of the facebook groups and I won ..Yayyyyy!! there were over 150 awesome entries and truly speaking all were so good . But I am so elated that I made it to the top .Thus want to share my happiness and this gorgeous recipe with you.

    Let me brief you up about this soup and how perfect it is during the hot summers. 

    Gazpacho – A Spanish soup  made many ways traditionally  with ripe tomatoes, veggies , olive oil and spices 

    And the best part of all its served cold. So don’t shy away from relishing soups in summer .

    Gazpacho’s are yummy , easy to make where no cooking involved and a great way to get your daily fruit and veggie servings.

    Coming back to my version of gazpacho

    watermelon gazpacho

    You probably do not know I am a big fan of  seasonal produce – and the following soup idea comes from the grocery store – my biggest inspiration 🙂 

    As the theme of the contest was summer soup I wanted to incorporate ingredients which actually have a cooling effect. 

    So the first ingredient that i could think of is 

    Any Guesses???

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    Watermelon !!!!! the perfect summer fruit – It has a very high water content and hence helps keeping  body temperature down . Can’t imagine summers without them.

    So i knew I have to use it.

    scooped melon

    Next one on my mind  was –  herbs – best coolant 

    so decided to go with mint 

    if you keep following my blog you will spot my love for herbs. I add them in about anything.

    Third one was of course tomatoes.. ok now things were coming together .

    I had already started to imagine the taste and something was missing 

    hmmmm… the crunch and some texture. Oh by the way i love crunch in my food – even in my soup.

    so decided to use cucumber too – again a super coolant.

    gazpcho

    Once i started gathering all the ingredients from the refrigerator – I stumbled upon a packet of  holy basil seeds (aka sabja/takmaria ).

    the ones we use in the famous falooda . Immediately I knew I have to use it too. Basil seeds are considered to be the best coolant. 

    holy basil seeds

    I was already so excited 

    I had half a beetroot lying in my fridge  – I decided to use that too 

    And a blood orange too ( i had it so used it) – yes they are kinda bitter but i love having them when mixed  with something . They are high in vitamin C, calcium , Vitamin A  and folic acid.

    I even used grounded fennel (sauf) – to add sweetness and not to mention – it has fabulous cooling properties and many benefits too.

    And of course the lemons.

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    It was so much fun to make this summer cooler and tasted just perfect.

    And I decided to serve it in a glass for super stylish look garnished it with mint and scooped melons .

    scooped watermelon

    Highlights

    Almost no cook

    Ready in minutes

    Super healthy

    Super tasty

    No added sugar 

    watermelon gazpacho fotor

    Do give it a try and drop in your valuable comments and suggestions and 

    if you make it ,send me your clicks on so that I can feature it on my facebook page –  carveyourcraving .

    Liked this recipe?Do give it a star rating in the comments !
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    5 from 2 votes

    Watermelon gazpacho

    This no cook healthy and tasty soup is ready in minutes. Every ingredient in this soup will cool your senses leaving you refreshing and energetic. . A Perfect summer soup.
    Course Soup
    Cuisine Spanish
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 1 minute
    Total Time 16 minutes
    Adjustable Servings -2 - 3 glasses
    Author Khushboo

    Ingredients

    • 4 teaspoon sweet basil seeds glass approx
    • 2 cups cubed watermelon
    • 1 small red tomato chopped
    • Steamed Half a beet optional
    • 1 freshly squeezed blood orange very high in antioxidant ( optional - I have used)
    • <span class="mceItemHidden" data-mce-bogus="1"><span></span>1 tablespoon evoo</span>
    • 2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon
    • <span class="mceItemHidden" data-mce-bogus="1"><span></span>Pinch of cayenne pepper/red mirch powder - for the kick optional </span>
    • 1 teaspoon grounded fennel optional
    • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar optional
    • 6-7 sprigs of fresh mint leaves
    • Rock salt to taste
    • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
    • 1 tablespoon Finely chopped cucumber - for the crunch

    Instructions

    • Soak sweet basil seeds in 4 tablespoon warm water. Keep aside.It will swell up in 10 mins.
    • <span class="mceItemHidden" data-mce-bogus="1"><span></span>meanwhile Except sabja/ sweet basil seeds ,grind everything together in a blender until smooth .</span>
    • Taste test and make adjustments if needed.
    • Sieve it if you wish ..
    • Chill for few hours if desired or enjoy immediately.
    • Scoop some soaked basil seeds in the glasses .. Then slowly pour soup on top .
    • Just before serving,add some chopped cucumber

    Notes

    This soup tastes best chilled. If you desire to have it immediately I suggest chilling the watermelon, tomatoes, beets before hand.
    I have used seedless watermelon.
    Adjust sweetness to your taste.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3g
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    Filed Under: All Recipes, fusion, soups Tagged With: drink, fusion, healthy, mint, no cook, soup, watermelonAugust 7, 2015

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    1. Kanchan

      June 07, 2016 at 2:49 pm

      5 stars
      Lovely . Beautiful presentation. I just made it . So easy quick and pretty looking Thank you .

      Reply
      • khushboo kothari

        June 08, 2016 at 2:53 pm

        Welcome Kanchan 🙂

        Reply
    2. Aparna

      June 07, 2016 at 2:47 pm

      5 stars
      It’s super hot here . Made this stylish soup for a party . Got many compliments . Thank you

      Reply
      • khushboo kothari

        June 08, 2016 at 2:53 pm

        Yipeee to that Aparna .. you are most welcome girl!

        Reply

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