Diva Diabetic's Watermelon Gazpacho

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 serrano chili
• 1 jalapeno chile
• 1 garlic clove, skin on
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups fresh watermelon, cubed
• 1 large very ripe tomato, diced
• 1/2 small red onion, diced
• 1/2 seedless cucumber, diced
• 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
• 1/2 lime, juice of
• saltand fresh black pepper
• 1/4 cup cotija cheese, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• 2 place chilies and garlic in aluminum foil; drizzle with 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil and toss; seal the package and roast on the middle oven rack for 35 minutes. remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes (chilies and garlic should be dark brown/charred on the outside).
• 3 peel skin away from the garlic, and remove the seeds from the chilies and dice all three.
• 4 in a blender, puree the diced tomato, roasted chilies and garlic, and 1 3/4 cups of the watermelon. pour in the vinegar and remaining olive oil and pulse. add the onion, cucumber, lime juice and season with salt and pepper. puree until smooth.
• 5 pour into chilled bowls and garnish with cilantro, cotija cheese, and remaining 1/4 cup (of finely diced) watermelon. serve chilled, with a side salad of mixed greens, manchego cheese and a splash of olive oil and vinegar.