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Yummy Watermelon Salad Replacing starchy, high carbohydrate side dishes with low carb salads are a g

Yummy Watermelon Salad

Replacing starchy, high carbohydrate side dishes with low carb salads are a great weight to reduce your total calorie intake, as well as keep your carbohydrates low… which ultimately leads to weight loss – yay! I need variety in my meals though, eating the same ol’ spinach salad every night just won’t cut it for me.

Here is a delicious salad you can throw on the side of some lean chicken breast or whatever your lunch/dinner may be. Its sooo yummy, but much healthier than a side of white rice or pasta — plus, how awesome is this presentation (If I do say so myself.. ha ha).

Ingredients

  • 1 medium to large size watermelon
  • 3-4 oz crumbled feta cheese
  • 2 tbsp chopped mint (fresh)
  • 4-6 whole mint springs
  • 1 sweet onion
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • Salt/Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Slice the melon in half horizontally in equal porportions (so you can eventually use the watermelon shell as a bowl!)
  2. Hollow out the watermelon and cut into bit size squares, removing and discarding the seeds, and set aside.
  3. Peel and slice the onion into rings.
  4. In a small bowl, combine vinegar with salt, pepper, and whisk until salt is dissolved. Slowly add olive oil to the vinegar mixture, adding small bits at a time.  Once completely mixed, add in the chopped mint.
  5. In a large bowl, combine the melon, onion, and feta. Pour the dressing over the melon mixture and toss gently until everything is coated and evenly mixed. Garnish with mint springs.
  6. Place mixture in hollowed out melon-bowl and garnish with mint leaves

*** Watermelons are one of my favorite  ”diet – friendly” fruits because they are so low in calories! 1 cup of chopped watermelon contains only 50 calories, but has 1 g of protein and 1 g of fibre. 1 serving of watermelon also provides you with 25 percent of your daily vitamin C and is a good source of potassium! For such little calories, it has good “bang for its buck” so to speak :)

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Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:05:00