Hamptons Lawn Party Watermelon Gazpacho Shooters: Yes!
Watermelon Gazpacho Shooters
The only reason to travel is to eat, and who knew you could get such heavenly watermelons in the Hamptons. Lying in an ocean front bed on a warm afternoon, with the breeze blowing the white lace curtain, back and forth, and the only sound is the catering truck moving stuff onto the lawn and under the tent. the glasses are clinking, the waiters are laughing. Ah, another great party.
F. Scott Fitzgerald got it right. The rich are different from the rest of us. I felt as if I were at East Egg. And, as they say, I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor, and rich is better.
And so is this uptown and store bought version of a Watermelon Gazpacho Shooter you can make yourself, and hours ahead of your own party. If the waiter passes by one more time, I may love these shooters so much, I can’t remember to write about them. And the gazpacho is actually better without booze. You could offer it with or without.
You could also serve these in balloon wine glasses, or for a seated summer dinner on that green lawn, at a table with a white cloth that hangs to the ground, in white Lion soup bowls. Now listen, you. Keep your hands to yourself. Or not.
It’s the dead heat of summer. What more could you ask?
Watermelon Gazpacho Shooters
Hamptons watermelons
1 3-pound seedless watermelon, diced (about 5 cups), divided
1 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced (about 1 cup)
1 medium-size red bell pepper, seeded, diced (about 1 cup)
1 medium-size yellow bell pepper, seeded, diced (about 1 cup)
1 small jalapeño chile, seeded, minced
3 pale green inner celery stalks, diced (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 small red onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint + mint sprigs for garnish
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Then puree half of it in a blender of food processor. Pour back into the bowl, then transfer to a large pitcher, cover and refrigerate until serving time.
At serving time pour into shooter cups with a sprig of mint. Knock it back.
Even the dog had fun at the Hamptons Garden Party
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