This is delicious and light and easy to prepare. It’s perfect for the warmer days we have here in Phoenix. All the supermarkets have practically been giving aways watermelons so chances are this won’t cost much to make either. This cold fruit soup is made mostly from watermelon but also has an apple, an orange, spices and a few other ingredients. It’s very light and refreshing and fat free too!

Ingredients for around 6 servings

1 individual small personal sized watermelon – rind removed and cut into small cubes (like eraser sized – remove seeds if you come across any)

1 orange – peel with knife so you remove most of the segment skin – slice thin and cut into cubes – remove seeds if you see any

1 apple – cut into slices – remove core – cut into cubes

1/2 medium sweet onion – cut in small cubes

1 pickled jalapeño (preferably recipe on The Forking Truth or your purchase from a farmers market) – fine chopped

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 garlic clove – ground to paste or grated

1 lime – the fresh juice and zest

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon mild chili powder

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/4 cup fresh cilantro – mostly just leaves a few tender stems – chopped

small pinch cinnamon (make sure you do a small pinch or it will be too much)

optional but recommended 3 chitepin peppers crushed with fingers (this pepper is hard to find and is usually expensive. You might be able to find them at a Mexican grocery store or online. But these tiny peppers will make this dish more delicious and three won’t add too much heat for most people.

Directions

All of the above ingredients go in a large bowl. Mix and I suggest to blend about 1/2 with a stick mixer lightly for a better texture. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Chill and serve.

It’s delicious and not too spicy! I think most people would enjoy this!