Watermelon Salad with Chamoy Dressing + More Spring Recipes

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Jennifer FIsher

Note: This post is sponsored by Watermelon.org. However, all opinions, comments and enthusiasm remain my own.

Hello to spring and howdy to watermelon salads! No more hot and heavy soups for supper, the weather is warming up, my mood is lightening up, and my plate is filling up with all the beautiful produce of the season!

Watermelon Salad, watermelon salad recipe, chamoy watermelon, chamoy on watermelon summer fruit salad, summer salad recipes with fruit, cutting watermelon — Making a savory-sweet watermelon salad is life . . . literally life, seeing as how many health benefits watermelon offers including vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients. Watermelon is cholesterol-free, fat-free, sodium-free, and has 80 calories per 2-cup serving. It contains nutrients that support heart health, like magnesium (6% DV) and phosphorus (2% DV). Each serving also has 25% DV of vitamin C which is important for growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. Perhaps my favorite thing about watermelon (other than the sweet taste and natural energy it provides for my training) is that 92% water which helps me stay hydrated.

Other reason to incorporate watermelon salad recipes into your life is that a watermelon salad is a quick and easy meal fix and completely customizable to suit your personal preferences.

ways to cut watermelon — **Quick and Easy. It** is NOT as hard or time consuming as you might think to cut a large watermelon. That’s a common objection I enjoy overcoming with friends, family and anyone who gives me drama about cutting up a watermelon. In fact, I’ve done a whole article and video showing my technique for cutting up a large watermelon in about 5 minutes.

If you still are intimidated or unmotivated about cutting watermelon for salads, buying it pre-cut in the produce department is the next best way. While this pre-prepped route is more expensive, you typically get very sweet melon as the produce department tends to pick the best watermelons for their point-of-purchase, prepped containers.

Check out this 30 second tutorial!

mix and match watermelon salad ideas — *Pin this for later!*

Customizable. Watermelon salads can be what YOU want them to be. Today, I’m sharing a recipe for Watermelon Spinach Salad with Chamoy . . .. it totally suits my love for spicy-sweet things and brings me joy. Chamoy is a Mexican condiment made from dried apricots, chile de arbol, hibiscus flowers, citrus, and other seasonings . . . and trust me, chamoy on watermelon is incredibly tasty and lights up every part of your taste senses.

For my chamoy watermelon recipe and watermelon salad recipes in general, it’s simple to swap out all the salad ingredients (except watermelon) for the items you prefer or have on hand. For example, instead of queso fresco, use blue cheese. Instead of pumpkin seeds, use pecans. Instead of Chamoy, use a balsamic vinaigrette. You get the idea. In fact, I’ve made a pin-ready chart (above) to give you inspiration for endless mix-and match watermelon salads.

Tips for Watermelon with Chamoy Salad

The yellow flowers are dandelions foraged from my lawn. All parts of this “weed” plant (except stems which taste bitter) are beneficial to consume, you can even use dandelion leaves in place of or addition to the spinach.

Dried apricots are tossed in the salad to enhance the apricot in the chamoy, but any other dried fruit would be equally delicious.
Chamoy can be found in the bottled condiment area of Mexican markets or larger grocery stores. You can also make your own (time consuming) or order it online. The consistency varies from very thick to very thin – look for something in the middle. If too thick, thin down a bit with juice from your watermelon!
Leftover chamoy is delicious used as a rim on cocktails or mocktails – watermelon margarita, anyone?!
Instead of the wedge presentation, the salad can feature watermelon cubes or watermelon balls
The recipe is easy to scale up or down, and you don’t have to get hung up on precise measurements
This salad is best consumed right after making to prevent wilting and sogginess..

Find more summer salad recipes with fruit (and watermelon) at The Fit Fork:

watermelon chia summer salad thefitfork.com

Watermelon Quinoa Salad with Salsa

watermelon tomato tajin salad thefitfork.com

Watermelon Jicama Salad with Tajin Honey Vinaigrette

grilled watermelon with balsamic cherry salsa

Grilled Watermelon Wedge Salad with Balsamic Cherry Salsa

And, Watermelon.org always has creative, delicious, nutritious watermelon salads (and 100s of other watermelon recipes). Here are three fruit and vegetable salads with watermelon that I’ve tried and LOVED:

Watermelon Pomegranate Toss Salad

Red Fruit Salad

Watermelon & Spiralized Cucumber Salad with Shrimp

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WATERMELON SPINACH SALAD with CHAMOY

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

A big,juicy wedge is dressed up with pepita seeds, crumbled queso fresco, choppedapricots and chamoy sauce, a spicy-sweet Mexican condiment. It’s an amazingwatermelon salad to kick off Spring break, picnics in the park, runningoutside, and dipping toes in the pool season!

Course: entree salad, Side Dish

Keyword: chamoy, mexican food, tex mex, watermelon

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 wedge watermelon about ¼ to1/8 watermelon, depending on size
2 cups chopped watermelon
6 cups baby spinach
½ cup dried apricots chopped
½ cup crumbled queso fresco
¼ cup Chamoy sauce*
¼ cup pepita seeds
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
Optional Edible flowers such as pansies or dandelion

Instructions

To make watermelon wedge, slice watermelon in half lengthwise, then slice that half lengthwise. This will give you a one-quarter wedge. If your watermelon is quite large, you may want to slice this quarter in half (to create a 1/8 watermelon wedge). I guestimate that the total amount of watermelon in the wedge is about 4 cups.
Chop up another 2 cups of watermelon in a bite-size pieces.
Sprinkle washed, dried spinach on platter, place watermelon wedge on top.
Spoon extra watermelon on spinach, around wedge.
Drizzle Chamoy sauce over top of wedge and onto greens.
Sprinkle chopped apricots, crumbled queso fresco, seeds and cilantro on top of wedge and around salad.
If desired, garnish with edible flowers for maximum spring-time effect!

Recipe Notes

*Chamoy sauce is a Mexican condiment sweet-spicy-salty condiment that can be found in most larger grocery stores, from an international market, or you can google the recipe and make your own (it usually features soaked dried: apricots and prunes, hibiscus leave, chile peppers, citrus and more).

WATERMELON FIT | EXERCISE IDEAS & WELLNESS TIPS FOR EVERY SEASON

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Jennifer FIsher

This post sponsored by Watermelon.org.

Happy 2023! A new year is a great reminder that watermelon can be incorporated into a fit and active lifestyle year-round! I’m sharing some fun ways to use watermelon to fuel workouts and even be part of your fitness routine during every month this year. Let’s get watermelon fit in 2023!

You might be wondering, “Is watermelon only a summer fruit?” No! The good news is that these days, a ripe watermelon is always nearby in any season – spring, summer, winter and fall. More than 30 states in the U.S. boast watermelon crops and the harvest timing starts on the East coast and rolls westward. When the U.S. season is finally over (it’s very long here in Texas, lucky me!), farmers in Mexico and other parts south of the border can deliver fresh watermelon plucked just a few days from the field. Also available markets are watermelon juice, watermelon seeds, and even frozen chunked watermelon flesh can be found in most stores on the freezer aisle. Read more about the Watermelon Year ‘Round story HERE!

WINTER WATERMELON FIT TIPS

This easy-to-make warm punch featuring watermelon juice is naturally sweet and delicious, bejeweled with fruit and fragrant with seasonal spices. Brandy optional! Perfect for holiday entertaining, including brunches, open houses, cocktail parties and more!

Finding Watermelon in Winter: If your market doesn’t have fresh watermelon, check the freezer aisle for chunks (usually next to the frozen berries), or packaged watermelon seeds, or watermelon juice. If you have the planning gene, you can also meal prep all this watermelon goodness for the freezer when it is more abundant.

Good-for-you Watermelon Drinks: Make a mocktail for winter celebrations using watermelon juice, citrus juice and fresh ginger – or my recipe for Mulled Watermelon Cider is always welcomed with a crowd. Or, take the chill off cold days (or blustery outside runs) with warmed watermelon juice with a squeeze of lemon, fresh ginger and pinch of Himalayan Sea salt – it’s a homemade hot sports drink! My recipe for Hot Watermelon Lemonade is also a unique sports recovery drink.

Vitamin C: Not only is watermelon hydrating (over 92% water), it’s also high in vitamin C that may help you get through the winter season well.

Indoor Home Workouts: Stay inside and work toward your fitness goals. No weights? No worries, you can use a watermelon (from a few pounds to 20+ pounds) as your exercise equipment! I’ve shared lots of fun watermelon home workouts, here’s a watermelon workout to try this winter – WATERMELON HOME WORKOUT!

SPRING WATERMELON FIT TIPS

Spring Salads: Take advantage of watermelon benefits and toss chunks into your grain bowls and salads, heck – throw on an entire wedge! Adding watermelon is a great way to dress up boring salads with some unexpected color and sweetness. Check out a few of my favorite watermelon salad recipe I’ve come up with over the years:

Watermelon Holds for Fitness: This season, if you want to add a watermelon to your workout, try a static hold to complement your runs, walks or dynamic strength training sessions. Static holds are isometric exercises that hold the body in one position for a duration of time. This means your muscles don’t contract and change length as in dynamic exercises, but you still benefit from the “time under tension.” Here are some static holds to try: most variations of planks, v-sit (boat pose), squat hold (or wall sits), overhead hold, front hold, and glute bridge hold.

How to Pick a Ripe Watermelon: Look for the “field spot” where the watermelon was resting while it grew. The more yellow, even almost yellow-orange, the riper – quite white means not ripe! Also, this takes a bit of intuition, but if the watermelon feels “heavy” for its size, this typically means it will be juicer and sweeter. Some also say rounder watermelons are sweeter than elongated watermelons, but I’m not so sure of that! I’ve had great watermelons of every shape. Also, you can look for “sugar webbing” (the coarse, brown web texture on some watermelons)/

SUMMER WATERMELON FIT TIPS

Watermelon Floats: Yes, watermelon floats! This makes the fruit a fun item not just to eat in the summer but to play pool games with at a party. My kids always loved to stand on paddle boards and toss the watermelon back and forth to see who would fall off first! The buoyancy of watermelon also makes it useful for pool workouts by adding resistance when you push or pull it under watermelon.

Grilling Watermelon: Many of us are outside, grilling all the things in the warm weather months. Why not grill watermelon?! Grilling watermelon lends a smokey, savory vibe to the light sweetness that is oh-so magnificently summery. Check out my recipes for Grilled Watermelon with Cherry Balsamic Salsa and Spicy Sweet Watermelon Shrimp Kebobs for summer meals with watermelon inspiration.

Watermelon Juice: Quench your thirst this summer with watermelon juice. I simply collect the juice from a watermelon while cutting it up. It’s easiest to do this if you cut it in a big rimmed baking sheet (so juices to spill out onto counter) and then pour juice out one corner of pan into mesh strainer over glass jar to remove any seeds and excess pulp. I also collect the juice that seeps out of cut watermelon and collects in my plastic storage container. This raw juice stays fresh for up to 72 hours in the fridge or can be frozen for several months. Learn more watermelon juice benefits at my post, Watermelon Juice – How to Prep, Store and More.

FALL WATERMELON FIT TIPS

Watermelon Ruck: Rucking is a big fitness trend right now, but it’s actually ages old and really simple. A ruck is just a walk, hike, run, or other similar workout with a weight on your back. In simple terms, you wear a rucksack (aka backpack) and walk! Rucking and watermelon are a natural fit. Stick the watermelon in your backpack for weight to carry, and when you’re done, slice it open and enjoy as a refreshing, way to refuel.

How to Ruck-Cut a Watermelon: If you’re out on a ruck, then simple slices or wedges of watermelon with the rind on will be the easiest to prep and also to eat. You’ll want to carry a camping knife in a protective sheath for safety. If it’s a personal-sized watermelon, just whack it in half and dig the flesh out with a spoon (or an implement from your Swiss army knife). Also, it’s a smart idea to stash a big zip-top bag in your rucksack in case you need to carry leftovers home! If you’re not cutting the watermelon until you get home, check out my favorite way to cut and store a big watermelon in 5 minutes.

Watermelon Cutting Made Quick & Easy for the Win in Any Season

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Jennifer FIsher

This post is sponsored by Watermelon.org.

We are well into the busy fall season and I just scored a big seedless watermelon at my local market, they were parked right next to the pumpkins outside and more inside! My day was MADE bringing this watermelon home – the sun was shining on me, literally and figuratively.

It felt like I was squeezing out extra summer from the year with my produce department find but actually watermelon is becoming more and more prevalent in grocery stores well outside warm-weather months. In hindsight, I can’t believe I almost didn’t buy the watermelon – thinking I didn’t have the TIME to cut it up and store it away during the weekend’s whirlwind of activities.

But after I checked out the fresh cut watermelon in the produce department (the slices on Styrofoam trays and chunks in plastic tubs), I decided that my budget this month was more “cut it yourself” than “sheer convenience.” So, made a beeline back to the whole watermelon bins and picked out a beautiful looking 16-pound watermelon that felt nice and heavy and had that ripeness-telling creamy yellow spot on the bottom.

Check out how quick and easy it is to cut watermelon!

When my hubby saw me hauling the watermelon into the house (a great workout by the way), he was super excited that we’d be taking it along as great pre- and post-race snack for our obstacle course race this weekend. He knows, from my years of gushing over watermelon and its frequent appearance on our family menu, that watermelon is fabulous for athletes – hydrating, has good carbs to provide energy, and a source of many important vitamins and minerals that we need.

Didn’t have lot of time to spare before we headed out on our weekend excursion. I was wondering how long does it take to cut watermelon, exactly. I’ve done it countless times, but never really paid any attention – I do know my feeling is that “it’s easier than people think.” so, I decided to give this watermelon cutting session a timer – not to rush through, but to legitimately see how long it took using one of my favorite watermelon cutting methods.

*Just a little over 5 minutes to cut up my watermelon!*

The result: My 16-pound watermelon* took 5 minutes and 16 seconds to cut and toss into storage containers. I wasn’t racing, but I wasn’t lollygagging or taking a ton of my usual watermelon snacking breaks – I was pretty focused on the task. so, boom — 5 minutes — I have just overcome the time objection that I hear from some of you about getting the “big” watermelon. as, for storing a watermelon, which can sometimes be unwieldy to fit in a fridge whole, chunking it up and sealing in stackable storage containers can help you optimize valuable fridge real estate.

*The average seedless watermelon is 8- to 12-pounds. My cutting demo watermelon was 16-pounds and in Texas I’ve purchased seedless watermelon much, much larger (30+ pounds).

MY GO-TO QUICK & EASY WAY TO CUT WATEMELON

Wash exterior of rind to prevent contaminants from dragging into flesh with each knife slice. I do this as soon as I bring home from store, so it’s not reflected in my 5-minute cutting time.
Lay watermelon on side and slice off just enough of each end, sparing as much watermelon flesh as possible, so that it will stand stable when rotating upright.
Stand watermelon upright and take large knife (I prefer a really large serrated knife), and make vertical cuts down the melon in one long motion, top to bottom, curving gently with the shape of watermelon. This is about 8 total cuts, more or less, depending on watermelon size
While it’s still “standing up,” slice de-rinded watermelon lengthwise through the center, top to bottom, and lay one half down on the cutting board with the curved side up.
If you desire “chunks”, make about 2 to 3 horizontal slices through the center of the half, depending on the largeness of your watermelon. then slice top to bottom in in approximate 1” rows going each direction. if you want “sticks,” just skip the first horizontal cut mentioned in this step.
Package up in air-tight containers and store in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
Compost the watermelon rinds, or use in a recipe – check out my Churro Watermelon Rind Fries in the Air Fryer.

Watermelon.org shows a very similar cutting method on their website.

Watermelon Juice 101: How to Make, Store, and Serve with a Boost

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jennifer FIsher

I’m here to give you all the juicy details about watermelon juice. Not just why I personally adore it, but why you will be hard-pressed not to love it too! Ex-squeeze me for all the puns. Also, learn how to make watermelon juice at home, how to store it plus how long it will stay fresh, and discover simple 1-ingredient stir-ins to entertain your taste buds.

At 92% water, watermelon is one of my favorite choices to stay hydrated, especially after runs, workouts and other active endeavors. During the summer season, icy cold juice (or even handful of frozen cubes) is so refreshing and in the winter months, I’ve been known to warm it up, which is surprisingly delicious. Either way, an 8-ounce serving of watermelon juice provides me fluids, vitamins and minerals that my body needs like vitamin C (19.4mg), vitamin A (67.2mcg), and B6 (108mcg), potassium (269mg), and lycopene (10.9mg).

Watermelon is a Smart Alternative to Soda

If had to name one vice, it would be drinking soda. But swapping with watermelon juice satisfies my craving in a naturally sweet way and helps me avoid the refined sugar, caffeine and artificial stuff. At 72 calories per 8-ounce serving, watermelon juice is a great alternative to sodas – plus you can even add sparkling water to make it a bigger, bubblier treat.

How to Make Watermelon Juice

Watermelon juice is really something you should make at home if you want to ensure the best beverage every time plus save a ton of money. I’ve seen bottled fresh watermelon juice in some better stores, but you really have to scrutinize the label to make sure you’re getting 100% juice and not flavorings and sugar fillers. Also, those elusive cold-pressed bottles of watermelon juice out there are expensive – anywhere from $3 to $5 or more for a “single” serving bottle. Heck for $5 or a little more here in Texas, I can get the whole watermelon and make much, much more juice (plus have leftovers enjoy a wedge or two on the side).

Also, here’s an easy watermelon juice tutorial from Watermelon.org You can see it’s as easy as cutting, blending and straining (if you desire).

*Straining watermelon juice is not necessary, just stir up pulp before serving.*

You can also avoid food waste by making watermelon juice with the remaining flesh of a cut watermelon that is over-ripe or is about to reach expiration in the fridge. Watermelon.org says that a large watermelon can last up to 7 days chilled between 9°F and 36°F. Also, I have another watermelon juice collecting hack. After I cut up a big watermelon to store in the fridge, I pour off the seeped juice sitting in the bottom of the container every night and morning – it’s amazing how much juice you collect, even when you end up eating all the watermelon! I also feel like it helps keep the texture of the cut watermelon at its best.

How Long Does Watermelon Juice Stay Fresh? Watermelon juice, because it is fresh and unpasteurized, should be consumed in 24 to 72 hours after juicing and kept chilled between 9°F-36°F In addition, the USDA recommends not leaving unpasteurized juice sitting out for more than 2 hours to prevent bacteria growth. At this time, watermelon juice can be frozen for longer term storage

How to Freeze Watermelon Juice Freeze watermelon juice within 24-72 hours of making it and having storing it properly in the fridge. You can freeze watermelon juice for up to 6 to 12 months in a freezer set to 0°F. Freeze watermelon juice in glass canning jars, air-tight freezer containers (tubs or heavy baggies), or even ice cube trays (later pop out and store in a freezer bag). Make sure that your container has enough headroom at the top, about 1 or 2 inches for a jar, to allow for expansion during the freezing process. When ready to thaw, please set in the refrigerator overnight rather than leaving on the counter

Other Food Safety Tips for Cutting Watermelon & Juicing

Only use watermelon that are free from signs of damage. Bruises, fissures and mushy spots could indicate contamination. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before cutting watermelons. Before cutting watermelon for juicing (or just eating), wash the outer surface thoroughly with cool tap water to remove surface dirt. Use a clean knife. Chill cut watermelon within 4 hours of cutting and store between 9°F-36°F for no more than 7 days.

Single-Ingredient Watermelon Juice “Mix-Ins”

Looking for a simple way to switch it up! Have fun with these easy flavor ideas to boost your watermelon juice.

Watermelon Juice Pro-Tips for School-Age Parents:

Pour watermelon juice into ice-pop molds for a naturally sweet dessert.
Add a frozen bottle of watermelon juice to a child’s lunchbox as a drink that will thaw out by lunch and also keep the lunchbox cool.
Add sparkling water to watermelon juice as a faux-soda for children who are starting to beg for bubbly drinks.

watermelon juice is a hydrating, sweet, natural beverage that is easy and economical to make at home.

Simple Watermelon Juice (1 ingredient)

Prep Time

10 mins

Total Time

10 mins

Enjoy a refreshing, hydrating, nutrient-packed beverage by making watermelon juice. Making your own watermelon juice is much more economical the purchasing fresh in the store (if you can even find it). So great for post workout refueling (or to make cocktails and mocktails)!

Course: Beverage, beverages, Fruit

Keyword: fruit, immersion blender, juice, juicing, watermelon

Ingredients

1 watermelon (or part of one watermelon) cut into 1" chunks

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS

MIX-INS: Add to 8-ounces watermelon juice:

tbsp. Lemon or Lime Juice
3 drops Vanilla Extract
1/4 tsp. ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. grated Ginger
1/2 tsp. Sriracha Sauce
2 tbsp. Collagen Powder
Pinch Himalayan Sea Salt
1- oz. Tequila Vodka or Rum

MIXERS – Choose one, mix 50/50 with juice:

Sparkling Mineral Water
Vegetable Blend Juice
Prosecco Wine
Hot or Iced Tea

Instructions

Wash outside of watermelon. Slice and cut into1” chunks. .
Place in blender pitcher, and pulse for about 15to 30 seconds until liquified.
Pour through strainer to remove pulp. Discard pulp to compost or save for another use.
If preferred, you can leave pulp in juice for a thicker effect. Remember to stir back in before serving.
Store in fridge for 24to 72 hours or freeze inair-tight containers for up to 12 months.
Amazing to drink "as-is" but add optional mix-ins or mixers, as desired, to satisfy any given mood.

Recipe Notes

Watermelon Gazpacho (with Feta) for One

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Jennifer FIsher

Say YES to this watermelon soup in the summer, it’s so refreshing – naturally light and sweet-spicy and hydrating – a good way to “eat” your water. The cucumber and watermelon in the recipe are loaded with water (96% water and almost 93% water respectively) which makes it no surprise the pair up are actually botanic siblings.

Refreshing and just for you! Whip up a single-serving batch of this hydrating, delicious cold soup made with watermelon, cucumbers and tomato -- no-cook and ready in minutes.

In addition to staying hydrated on a hot day, I like slurping up a bowl of this cold soup because it doesn’t make me feel bloated and heavy — in fact, it’s detoxing after an indulgent weekend thanks to robust levels of water, fiber, important vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Watch this 15-second tutorial!

I have been on a binge of “recipes for one” lately and have been working behind the scenes on a cooking for one cookbook. Making soup for one, may seem like too much effort, but trust me this simple and speedy recipe is almost no effort at all. And, even with college kids at home this summer, I still like to make this single-serve gazpacho and other recipes for one because I hate food waste, and they are most often always going their separate ways at the dinner area (such social lives)!

Making this cold soup with watermelon is easy-breezy – just gather up the ingredients (a little chopping involved, but it’s not intense), and then drop most everything in the blender (except reserve some extra watermelon that’s be diced up really find to stir into the blended soup for texture). And, top with crumbled feta cheese and extra fresh herbs, if desired.

BTW, for single-batch recipes like this watermelon gazpacho, I like to use a mini-blender for effective blending. Often in my larger blender, the ingredients don’t rise high enough over the blade level.

Fruit soups make a good substitute for dessert when I’m being mindful of my diet. The recipe makes about 12-ounces and has 219 calories, 15g fat, 19g carb, 3g dietary fiber, and 4g protein. If you want to cut down the fat and calorie count, you can trim down the olive oil from 1 tablespoon to 2 teaspoons and by omit the tablespoon of crumbled feta cheese as the topping. Together this is about a 60-calorie reduction – it’s still a tasty recipe, however, I think the recipe is more satisfying how originally written.

Detoxing Cranberry Gazpacho makes a lovely light chilled soup for your meal. Blended with healthful ingredients like cranberries, watermelon, cucumber to flush the body of excess water and toxins.

If you love cold fruit soups and watermelon, I think you’ll be berry excited about a past recipe of mine — Cranberry Watermelon Gazpacho.

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Watermelon Gazpacho! Refreshing and just for you! Whip up a single-serving batch of this hydrating, delicious cold soup made with watermelon, cucumbers and tomato -- no-cook and ready in minutes.

Watermelon Gazpacho (with Feta) for One

Prep Time

5 mins

Total Time

5 mins

Refreshing and just for you! Whip up a single-serving batch of this hydrating, delicious cold soup made with watermelon, cucumbers and tomato — no-cook and ready in mintues.

Course: Snack, Soup

Keyword: watermelon

Servings: 1 serving

Calories: 219 kcal

Ingredients

1 cup chopped cold watermelon reserve ¼ cup
1 5- ounce ripe tomato
½ cup chopped cucumber peeled and seeded
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoons lime juice
½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt more or less to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro or other fresh herb like mint or basil divided
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

Set aside 1/4 cup of watermelon and dice down into small bits (will be stired in at the end).
Add watermelon, tomato, cucumber, olive oil, lime juice, vinegar, red pepper, most of the fresh herbs (save some for garnish), red and black pepper, and pinch of salt to blender. Blend for about 30 seconds or until mostly smooth.
Best served cold, so if you did not start with cold watermelon, chill gazpacho for at least 30 minutes.
Pour into bowl and stir in diced watermelon. Top with crumbled feta cheese and herbs.

Recipe Notes