A friend gave us some home-grown juicy tomatoes. I used a couple of them in curries, when suddenly my mom reminded me that I could juice them for little Boy. Tomatoes are full of essential nutrients, you know. So I made this super summer cooler with the rest of the tomatoes. They were quite sour and even though I added sugar, it needed a little something more. Hence the watermelon. I would have never paired them otherwise, but surprisingly they work together quite well.
You will need: ( For 2 servings)
- Ripe red tomatoes – 2, large (not the bland Roma tomatoes, try to use the juicy organic ones)
- Watermelon – roughly cubed, maybe half a cup
- Sugar – as per taste (my tomatoes were quite sour and I needed about 6 teaspoons)
- Ice cubes
How to:
- Blanch the tomatoes for a minute in boiling water. Remove and place them in cold water. This should make the skins easy to remove.
- Cool the tomatoes and blend with ice cubes, sugar and watermelon cubes.
- Taste and see if it needs more sugar or watermelon. Don’t overdo the watermelon though, you just need a hint of their sweetness.
- Strain and serve cold.
The perfect summer cooler that is so good for you too!
Meanwhile, I found an informative article on why supermarket tomatoes taste so bland. It seems that the taste has been sacrificed, through genetic mutation, for better yield, uniform fruit color and texture.
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What an interesting combo – Pinning this to try. Thanks for linking to the Craftastic Monday party at Sew Can Do!
Thank you. It is really refreshing and healthy too.
I’ve just posted my Tasty Tuesdays link party on my blog & wanted to tell you that this recipe has been featured! You can find the feature <a href= http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tasty-tuesdays-19-seven-wonderful-watermelon-recipes.html<here. Don’t forget to grab our features button and link up again!
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Thanks Cheryl! Appreciate it!!
This looks delicious! Thank you for linking up to Just Winging It/Small Fine Print!!!!
Mandy
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Thanks Mandy!
Looks delicious, you are invited to share this Show Your Stuff:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2013/07/show-your-stuff-84.html
Thanks Julie!
Yum! That looks refreshing 😉 Thank you so much for sharing at Give Me The Goods Monday!
Jamie @ Better With Age
Thanks Jamie!
wow! This is a very interesting combination! I would not have thought to put these two together…very summery though!!
Thanks Emily! It just came together, and turned out very yummy.
Tow of my favorite flavors, so I am sure I would love this. Thanks tons for joining Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
Thanks Marty! Do try it. Its perfect for the hot weather!!
Cool post.Tank you for this share…Have beautiful day..:):)
Thank you, Sujata! Hope you try this.
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Hugs, Cathy
Thanks for the invite, Cathy!