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Published August 6, 2014 at 11:36 a.m.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the most amazing gazpacho at one of my favorite Burlington lunch spots, Mirabelles. It was a combination of watermelon and tomato, a tiny bit spicy and totally refreshing. I couldn't get it out of my head.
Last night, my husband, Jeff, made a version of the chilled soup for dinner, thanks to an easy recipe from Mark Bittman.
Disclaimer: Usually, I only post recipes here that my whole family enjoys. Unfortunately, this gazpacho was not a hit with the kids.
As Jeff blended the ingredients into a beautiful pinkish-red concoction, my 4-year-old son, Theo, eyed it suspiciously.
"Is that a smoothie or soup?" he asked. Jeff replied that it was indeed a soup, and Theo gave him a glance as if to suggest he was crazy.
My 7-year-old daughter, Mira, was more open-minded, but when she tasted the kind-of-sweet, kind-of-savory potage, it proved a bit much for her not-yet-mature taste buds to reconcile. "I don't really like it," she proclaimed, pushing the bowl away.
Last night, my husband, Jeff, made a version of the chilled soup for dinner, thanks to an easy recipe from Mark Bittman.
Disclaimer: Usually, I only post recipes here that my whole family enjoys. Unfortunately, this gazpacho was not a hit with the kids.
As Jeff blended the ingredients into a beautiful pinkish-red concoction, my 4-year-old son, Theo, eyed it suspiciously.
"Is that a smoothie or soup?" he asked. Jeff replied that it was indeed a soup, and Theo gave him a glance as if to suggest he was crazy.
My 7-year-old daughter, Mira, was more open-minded, but when she tasted the kind-of-sweet, kind-of-savory potage, it proved a bit much for her not-yet-mature taste buds to reconcile. "I don't really like it," she proclaimed, pushing the bowl away.
This article was originally published in Seven Days' monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT.
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Alison Novak
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Alison is the former managing editor at Kids VT, Seven Days' parenting publication and writes about education for Seven Days.
Alison is the former managing editor at Kids VT, Seven Days' parenting publication and writes about education for Seven Days.
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