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WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Watermelons are a great hot-weather salad ingredient. For this recipe, we combine juicy watermelon with cucumber, fresh herbs and an Asian-inspired dressing.

Yield: Serves 6.

July 02, 2019

WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 3 cups seedless watermelon chunks (1 inch)
  • 3 cup sliced seeded English cucumber (1/2 inch)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 tbsp slivered fresh mint

Directions

  1. To prepare dressing, whisk together lime juice and hoisin sauce until blended.
  2. Combine watermelon, cucumber, cilantro and mint in a bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

52 calories, 0.5 g fat, 1.2 g protein, 12.1 g carbohydrate, 0.9 g fibre, 138 mg sodium
Tip:

Cucumber should be halved lengthwise, seeded and then sliced crosswise before measuring.