Made this at work for a luncheon and Everybody wanted the recipe! Definitely yummy and will definitely make it at home and for other luncheons.
Watermelon Salad
Photo: Douglas Mirriam
Instead of offering watermelon wedges at your next cookout, branch out with this sweet and savory watermelon salad featuring cubed watermelon, red onion, kalamata olives, mint, and feta cheese. Even with all the added flavorful ingredients, it still weighs in at only 46 calories per 1/2-cup serving.
Yield: 12 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup salad and about 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 46
- Calories from fat: 47%
- Fat: 2.4g
- Saturated fat: 0.9g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.2g
- Protein: 1.2g
- Carbohydrate: 5.5g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Iron: 0.3mg
- Sodium: 136mg
- Calcium: 34mg
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 4 cups cubed seeded watermelon
- 1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) feta cheese, crumbled
Preparation
- 1. Combine onion and juice in a medium bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Add watermelon, olives, parsley, and mint. Cover and chill 1 hour. Sprinkle with cheese.
Watermelon Salad Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Salads
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Make-Ahead, Portable/Picnic, Quick/Easy, No-Cook
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fruits
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Saturated Fat
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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