This amazing recipe is courtesy of the mother/daughter team over at the Golubka blog. These ladies promote a predominantly raw diet using creative recipes and alluring photography. Several great photos of this recipe can be seen there, including the one on my home page.
8-10 small to medium tomatoes (Golubka recommends heirloom, and also recommends peeling them)
1 large cucumber, cut into chunks
1 cup (or more if desired) packed fresh basil
1 cherry or 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded
1 or 2 garlic cloves (optional)
1 small shallot
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. sea salt
Ground black pepper, to taste
Ripe, chilled watermelon, cut into bite-sized pieces
Place 4 or 5 tomatoes in blender and blend on Low to Medium speed until rough-blended. Add remaining tomatoes and repeat. Once tomatoes have formed a mostly liquid base, add remaining ingredients except for watermelon and blend on High speed for 50 seconds (or “Whole Juice” cycle with a Blendtec). Run additional time if necessary – a very smooth texture is desired. Taste and re-season if necessary, then chill. Serve cold with fresh watermelon pieces. Garnish with fresh basil.
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