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Summer Quinoa blueberry salad!

Summer Quinoa blueberry salad!

Happy Summer friends! It has been a while since I have been here, as a busy working mom I have found it challenging to keep up at times, I am sure most of you can relate. Enough about me, I hope you are having a…

Summer Tomato Salad

Summer Tomato Salad

Sometimes the simplest recipes are the best, like this summer tomato salad made with fresh tomatoes, herbs, topped with olive oil and balsamic oil. I can’t think of a better my way through the rest of my tomatoes. This simple summer tomato salad is so…

Refreshing watermelon and cucumber salad

Refreshing watermelon and cucumber salad

I love a good simple and refreshing salad during the hot summer months. Who wants to turn on the oven in 30 + degrees, not me. I love this watermelon and cumber salad, its so refreshing, so so easy to make and tastes amazing. This refreshing watermelon and cucumber salad would make a perfect salad at your next BBQ.

 

Watermelon is a perfect summer fruit, it is super hydrating, containing over 90 percent water.  watermelon is also an excellent source of lycopene. Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant which plays a role in cancer prevention and cardiovascular health. Cucumbers add quite a nutrition punch to these popsicles, like watermelon, cucumbers are super hydrating, contain insoluble fiber and have anti-inflammatory properties for cardiovascular prevention, anti-aging and neurological impairment.

 

Refreshing watermelon and cucumber salad

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Ingredients

  • 6 cups of diced watermelon
  • 2 cups of chopped persian cucumbers
  • 1/4 cup of crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup of chopped mint
  • 1 lime
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tsp honey
  • salt to tate

Instructions

  1. Combine watermelon and cucumber in 1 large bowl
  2. In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, honey and salt.
  3. Toss watermelon and cucumber in dressing.
  4. Add feta and chopped mint to salad.
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Watermelon is a family favorite, it definitely makes a regular rotation on our weekly summer meal plan. If  watermelon is favorite in your household here are a few recipes from around the web. For the adults this grapefruit & watermelon aqua fresco from sprouted kitchen will help beat the summer heat. This watermelon slushy is a hit with the kids from real mom nutrition. Lastly, this watermelon caprese salad is another refreshing salad.

 

Happy Summer!

Asparagus Spring Green Salad with wheat berries

Asparagus Spring Green Salad with wheat berries

Happy Spring! It might not feel like spring here on the West Coast but I am ready to transition into fresh salads! Speaking of fresh salads I found local asparagus at our local grocery store this week. This asparagus spring green salad with wheat berries…

Winter kale harvest salad with roasted butternut squash.

Winter kale harvest salad with roasted butternut squash.

Happy New Year!  Put up your hands if you are craving hearty green salads, this winter kale salad with roasted butternut squash is all I am going to be dreaming about for the next month.   I love a delicious hearty salad that is made…