Rukmini Iyer’s Quick And Easy Recipe For Watermelon And Tomato Gazpacho With Rosemary Croutons | Quick And Easy

I can’t make gazpacho without reasoning of Pedro Almodóvar’s Women connected nan Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. If you haven’t seen it, I highly urge that you do, and not conscionable for nan iconic spiked gazpacho scene. This type is besides spiked, but much tamely pinch watermelon, which lends a awesome sweetness. You tin spell arsenic elemental aliases arsenic other arsenic you for illustration pinch nan toppings: I, of course, for illustration to spell other pinch cherry tomatoes of varying colours, crystal cubes, micro basil, finely cubed cucumber and a swirl of my champion extra-virgin oliva lipid to finish.

Watermelon and herb gazpacho pinch rosemary croutons

Green capsicum haters, you really must see a 4th of 1 present – it adds nan basal flimsy bitterness to offset nan saccharine tomatoes and watermelon.

Prep 20 min
Cook 20 min
Chill 1 hr+
Serves 4-6

For nan gazpacho
350g cherry vine tomatoes
650g astir trim caller watermelon, rind and seeds removed
150g cucumber
½ mini reddish onion
2 mini garlic cloves
¼ green pepper
5 slices good-quality achromatic bread, challah ideally
60ml extra-virgin oliva oil, positive other for serving
1 tsp oversea brackish flakes

For nan croutons
5 slices good-quality white bread, again, challah ideally, trim into 1½cm cubes
1½ tbsp oliva oil
½ tsp oversea brackish flakes
Tips of 6 rosemary sprigs

To service (all optional)
Halved cherry tomatoes – a operation of yellowish and orangish looks nice
Diced strawberries
Finely chopped cucumber
Ice cubes
Sprigs of roasted rosemary

Heat nan oven to 180C (160C fan)/350F/gas 4. For nan croutons, extremity nan cubed breadstuff into a baking tray pinch nan oil, oversea brackish and rosemary, operation good to coat, past roast for 20 minutes, until aureate brownish and crisp.

Meanwhile, extremity each nan gazpacho ingredients into a nutrient processor and blitz smooth. (I dislike to adhd an other step, but if you transportation this successful batches to a high-speed blender and blitz again, you will get much crockery and little pulp aft nan sieving process.)

Strain nan crockery successful batches done a coarse sieve into a cleanable vessel – usage a woody spoon and really push each nan liquid through, leaving nan bits of capsicum tegument and herb seeds successful nan sieve. Once each nan gazpacho has been sieved, chill nan batch successful nan fridge for astatine slightest an hour.

Serve successful shallow bowls topped pinch your prime of halved cherry tomatoes, diced strawberries, finely chopped cucumber and ice, on pinch nan croutons and rosemary sprigs. Drizzle pinch a small extra-virgin oliva lipid and service immediately.