WATERMELON GAZPACHO WITH CILANTRO AND MINT

Ingredients

2 lb. watermelon, rind removed, roughly chopped

¹⁄₄ cup packed cilantro leaves, plus more to garnish

3 tbsp. fresh lime juice

2 tbsp. packed mint leaves, plus more to garnish

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 English cucumber, peeled and roughly chopped

1 jalapeño, stemmed and roughly chopped

1 large red heirloom tomato, cored and roughly chopped

1 shallot, roughly chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1 -In a blender, combine the watermelon with the cilantro, lime juice, mint, olive oil, cucumber, jalapeño, tomato, and shallot, and purée until smooth. Pour the gazpacho into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve, at least 4 hours.

2 -To serve, ladle the gazpacho into bowls and garnish each with more cilantro and mint leaves.