Watermelon Recipes!

My first week of Paleo eating has gone pretty well!  My energy is stable, I am finding plenty of things to eat, and am enjoying trying some new recipes!  I don't feel too much different or look too much different, but I'm going to give the full 30 days a shot and see what happens.

I made a couple of awesome watermelon-based recipes today that I thought I'd share:

1. watermelon bowl

2. watermelon gazpacho

1. Fruit Salad in Watermelon "Bowl"

This creation was really made because I don't have a fruit bowl big enough to handle the fruit salad I made for a 25-guest bridal shower I am attending tomorrow.  So, I found this awesome recipe where you actually use the watermelon itself as the fruit bowl! 

My bowl came out slightly less pretty than the one in the original recipe, plus I opted for some different fruits  (peaches, green grapes, strawberries, blueberries, cantaloupe, pineapple).  I would definitely recommend trying this as an easy party or potluck treat!

 

2. Watermelon Gazpacho

I made so much fruit salad that I could barely fit any watermelon pieces in there after I scooped all the flesh to make the "bowl".  So, I found this recipe for watermelon gazpacho:

I didn't use the red pepper, and I used fresh lime juice instead of the vinegar.  It wasn't quite chunky enough for me, but I think that is because the vitamix I use purees the heck out of anything you put in it, so if you have an awesome blender, you might want to leave a little extra "chunky stuff" out to add at the end.  

All in all, a successful Paleo week.  7 days down and 23 to go!  I think next week, I am going to try making a couple paleo baked goods.  My love for quick breads and cookies is going to push me over the edge soon if I don't plan ahead with an intervention :-)