This seems like an appropriate thing to post given the heat. Plus the cute story and the fact that it’s very healthy! It’s a take on the NYT best gazpacho. It’s smooth and strained and sans bread. The wonderful thing about the original is that you can tweak it so many ways. In this case a lovely farmer’s market vendor gifted me some huge, very ripe, but slightly bruised, yellow/orange tomatoes. Another vendor gave me some peaches because their card reader wasn’t working and they didn’t have the right change. A reminder how lovely it is to have people you buy from locally and getting to know them.
On to the food. This is an easy, if slightly time consuming method (but it also gets you a slight arm workout so multi tasking right?). In batches I blended tomatoes, cucumber, onion, garlic, watermelon, a bit of peach, some strawberries, and olive oil. Finished with some ramp vinegar and a splash of oloroso sherry. Garnished with basil, feta, and a bit of sautéed fresh corn. Fresh and healthy. And no heat required! Plus if you make a big batch it lasts for days and days and is good for any meal!
Giggling Gourmand 