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WATERMELON SALAD

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Salalds are great for the summer, aren’t they? What about a refreshing cold salad?
 
I was thinking of making yet another summer cooler today because it’s summer and hot. But then I had a change of mind because my almost 9 month old was sleeping. I didn’t want to wake him up with the roaring blender! Instead I made this gorgeous Watermelon Salad with cucumber and feta cheese.
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It’s sweet, it’s crunchy, it’s cold – in all it is simply an awesome salad. The hint of salt from the feta cheese and the beautiful honey and lime dressing adds all the necessary zing.
 
I am sure you will like this combination this summer! It is so soothing for the eyes!
 
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WATERMELON SALAD
Recipe Type: Salad
Cuisine: Asian
Author: Tina Basu
Prep time:
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Serves: 2
An easy refreshing salad – perfect for the summer. It’s bright, it’s beautiful and its crunchy.
Ingredients
  • Watermelon – ½ a melon, peeled, de-seeded and diced
  • Cucumber – 1 peeled and diced
  • Feta Cheese – ¼ cup crumbled
  • Pepper – to taste
  • Honey – 1 tablespoon
  • Lemon juice – 2 tablespoon
  • Coriander Leaves – ½ teaspoon chopped
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl place diced watermelon and cucumber
  2. Mix honey, lemon, pepper in a small bowl and drizzle over the watermelon
  3. Sprinkle crumbled feta and coriander leaves on top and mix
  4. Serve as it is
Notes
This salad is great for an evening snack[br]This one doesn’t require any accompaniment

 

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TANGY CUCUMBER AND LETTUCE SALAD BOWL

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It is super-hot outside and there’s nothing better than the cool cucumber slices to bring some relief. The Tangy Cucumber and Lettuce Salad Bowl is the right accompaniment in every meal this summer.
 
The sight of it is so refreshing and cooling to the eyes that you feel happy. I am eating clean this entire April because a. it’s my theme for the month b. I don’t feel like eating anything spicy or sweet or anything. If I could simply survive on juices and water I would probably do that now!
 
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We did have some rain yesterday which was a big relief. Find out my Tangy Cucumber and Lettuce Salad Bowl which is perfectly summer ready!
 
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Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salad

This is health month for me and I am doing all healthy stuff, at least cooking and eating healthy! I did a smoothie and a breakfast recipe earlier so I’ll share a great salad recipe today.
 
Salads are great, aren’t they? They fill you up, low on calorie, you can have as much as you want! And hey, all salads are not boring. You can enjoy it as a side or a main. I sometimes like some good salad as munching snack in the evening.
Today we are making wonders with three very simple ingredients – Cucumber, Tomato and Avocado! It’s summers and these ingredients are perfect for the season! Crunchy Cucumber, Fresh Tomato and Buttery Avocado! Very easy and totally yum! Let’s get to know our Cucumber, Tomato & Avocado Salada little better!



HEALTH BENEFIT
 
Cucumber, however boring it may sound, is a gift
 
It keeps you hydratedand flushes out your toxins.
 
It almost doesn’t have any calories and provides loads of vitaminsand skin friendly minerals like magnesium, potassium.
 
Avocados on the other hand are a power house of dietary fiber, vitamin K, copper, folate, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin C
 
It also provides Alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and oleic acid 

Tomatoes, I can’t tell you how good they are specially for your skin!
 
We won’t use any mayo or fatty dressing for the salad!


 
CUCUMBER TOMATO & AVOCADO SALAD Print Friendly and PDF

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Recipe Type: Salad main/side
Serves: 2 persons as a side or 1 person as a main
INGREDIENTS
  • Avocado – 1 pitted and diced
  • Cucumber -1 diced
  • Tomato – 1 diced (you can use cherry tomato in halves)
  • Red Onion – ½ finely chopped
  • Lime juice – juice of ½ a lime
  • Cilantro or Coriander Leaves – 1 teaspoon finely chopped
  • Olive Oil – 1 tablespoon for dressing
  • Red Wine Vinegar – 1 teaspoon
  • Tabasco / capsico sauce – 1 teaspoon
  • Salt & Pepper – to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
  • Combine Avocado, cucumber, tomato, onion in a bowl.
  • Whisk together olive oil, lime juice, tabasco sauce, red wine vinegar and seasoning in another bowl and drizzle over the avocado salad
  • Sprinkle chopped coriander or cilantro leaves and serve fresh
  
TIPS
You can totally skip the tabasco part, if you don’t like the heat in salads
If you want to have it as a main, add some diced tofu and up the protein quotient of the salad.
 
Enjoy a good healthy snack.
 
 
Until next time, Cheers!

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