Greetings from the road! After 12 hours of driving north, watching state signs and miles fly past, we arrived at my parents house in Maryland! Our drive was amazingly peaceful, especially given that we were traveling on a holiday weekend - indeed, the only traffic we met en route was a family of geese along the roadside...
Then Kathleen arrived, and a glorious reunion and vegetarian cookout began!
and then, for dessert...
Light, refreshing, summery fruit Gazpacho!
Raspberry Kiwi Gazpacho
16 oz lime-flavored sparkling water
6 fresh mint leaves, finely minced
5 kiwi fruits, peeled
2 T lime juice
1 cup finely diced honeydew melon
1 cup finely diced cantaloupe
~ Puree the raspberries and turbinado sugar in a food processor until smooth.
~ Strain the raspberry puree through a sieve to remove the seeds.
~ Stir the sparkling water and mint into the raspberry puree.
~ Puree the kiwis and lime juice in the food processor until smooth.
~ Chill the raspberry puree and kiwi puree in the fridge until cold.
~ To serve, divide the raspberry puree between 6 chilled bowls. Divide the kiwi puree between the 6 bowls, pouring it into the center of the raspberry puree. Sprinkle the honeydew melon and cantaloupe into each bowl. Serve immediately, fresh and cold!
Happy Memorial Day! Let us sound forth our gratitude to those who have risked their lives to help build our country, strong and free...
Yesterday, we relaxed a bit, as demonstrated perfectly by Marigold the puppy...
Then Kathleen arrived, and a glorious reunion and vegetarian cookout began!
Tempeh kabobs, complete with marinated tempeh, tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, and red pepper...
and then, for dessert...
Light, refreshing, summery fruit Gazpacho!
Raspberry Kiwi Gazpacho
4 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
5 T raw turbinado sugar16 oz lime-flavored sparkling water
6 fresh mint leaves, finely minced
5 kiwi fruits, peeled
2 T lime juice
1 cup finely diced honeydew melon
1 cup finely diced cantaloupe
~ Puree the raspberries and turbinado sugar in a food processor until smooth.
~ Strain the raspberry puree through a sieve to remove the seeds.
~ Stir the sparkling water and mint into the raspberry puree.
~ Puree the kiwis and lime juice in the food processor until smooth.
~ Chill the raspberry puree and kiwi puree in the fridge until cold.
~ To serve, divide the raspberry puree between 6 chilled bowls. Divide the kiwi puree between the 6 bowls, pouring it into the center of the raspberry puree. Sprinkle the honeydew melon and cantaloupe into each bowl. Serve immediately, fresh and cold!
Happy Memorial Day! Let us sound forth our gratitude to those who have risked their lives to help build our country, strong and free...
Glad you are having a nice trip! We just got back from ours and I didn't want to come back at all. Those tempeh kabobs look tasty! I need to make some gazpacho this summer, that looks really refreshing :) Hope you're having a nice trip!
ReplyDeleteNice pictures....look u guys had gr8 time..this is so new to me..looking gud
ReplyDeleteI wish I could convince my family to have a veg cookout! They are the only ones I know with a grill.
ReplyDeleteThat gazpacho looks awesome! So glad you are having a fun trip!
Those kebabs look AWESOME! I really want some now. Yum! Great idea for gaszpacho. Glad you made it safely to MD. Hope you are having a nice time with family.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the trip went well!
ReplyDeleteWhile the gazpacho sounds fabulous, it's the KABOBS that I will be replicating this summer!!! Oh man, seriously, great idea. We are getting a grill soon at that's going to be one of the first things I make :)
Looks like you're having a wonderful trip! Your fruity gazpacho looks light and refreshing...so delicious!
ReplyDeleteBet you were thrilled to arrive after that long drive! But it looks as if you all had a lovely time together (could that be the hint of a smile I see on Zach's face--?!). ;)
ReplyDeleteThe gazpacho sounds divine!