Stephanie Searcy is July's Wellness Champion. Stephanie has always been active with walking and yoga, but it wasn't until she started changing her eating habits that she saw results on the scale. She has adopted a nutrient-rich diet and focuses on consuming healthy foods not 'diet' foods. Stephanie is proud of the lifestyle and sustainable changes she's made to her meals and doesn't see this as a quick fix. Keep up the great work, Stephanie!!
We also asked Stephanie to share a favorite recipe - it's a Watermelon Gazpacho. She does skip the cilantro as it's not her favorite herb and she includes fresh scallions. Enjoy!
Watermelon Gazpacho
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, diced
- 1 ear of corn, roasted, cut off the cob
- 1 pound seedless watermelon, cubed
- 2½ pound red heirloom tomatoes, diced
- 1 pound english cucumber, peeled, quartered
- 2 teaspoons chipotle in adobo sauce, seeded, diced
- 2 green onions, diced
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 3 Tablespoons lime juice
- ⅓ cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 2½ teaspoon Kosher salt
Directions
- Roast the red bell pepper over an open flame until blackened. Put into a paper bag for 5 minutes then peel off charred skin and remove seeds and stem. Roast corn over flame, turning frequently until the corn is charred.
- Roughly chop the roasted red pepper and cut the corn off the cob. Combine in a large-size bowl with the watermelon, tomatoes, and cucumber.
- Add the chipotle, adobo sauce, scallions, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, kosher salt and lightly mix.
- Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend.
- Transfer to a pitcher and thoroughly chill before serving.
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