If you’re always looking for healthy salad recipes to devour, this trending TikTok recipe — with over 6 million views — would be an exciting choice. It will give you an ideal balance of sweet and salty flavours, making it a perfect summer recipe. The salad takes less than 5-10 minutes to prepare. So, take a look at the essential ingredients and give it a try.
Ingredients for the Salad
● ½ fresh watermelon
● 1 cup crumbled feta
● ¼ thinly cut slices of red onion
● ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped and dried
● ¼ cup Fresh Basil, chopped
● 1 ½ cups English cucumber, chopped
● Salt and black pepper
● ¼ cup olive oil
● ¼ cup red wine vinegar
● 1 squeezed lime, juiced
Making the Delicious Salad
Step 1:
Begin with adequately chopping off the refreshed watermelon until all the rind is removed, and you can see the fruit’s flesh. Make one-inch cuts horizontally and vertically, so when you rotate it at 90 degrees, you can easily cut all the watermelon into smaller delicious cubes. And set them in a bowl.
Step 2:
It’s time to pickle the red onions. Do this process 10-15 minutes before you start preparing the salad, so you can directly add them to the bowl filled with watermelon. Put the red onions in the red wine vinegar, add the lime juice, sprinkle some salt, and mix them appropriately to soften the onion’s sour taste.
Step 3:
Mix the pickled red onion blend, along with cucumber, mint, basil, and crumbled feta — and add them to the watermelon bowl. Give them a good shake before adding the salad dressing on top. Add the red wine vinegar, olive oil, lime juice, salt, and black pepper. Mix well before serving. Your delicious, healthy watermelon feta salad is ready to be plated. If you made a big batch, you can even store the salad in airtight containers for about three to four days.
Try This Chicha Morada Recipe for a Refreshing Drink
Are you planning a party over the weekend? Here is a recipe for Chicha Morada, one of the must-have refreshing drinks for one to try. This refreshing mocktail is the ideal beverage for summer to beat the scorching heat.
Ingredients
● 1 pineapple (3/2-pound trimmed, peeled, and cored; peel and core reserved; one-quarter of the pineapple diced)
● ½ cup fresh lemon juice (plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice)
● ½ cup fresh lime juice (plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice)
● 2 Granny Smith apples (1 quartered)
● ½ teaspoon whole cloves
● 1 teaspoon of Kosher salt
● 1 bag of dried purple corn (6 ounces; see note)
● 2 cinnamon sticks (-inch)
● ¾ cup light brown sugar (packed)
● Lime wheels (for garnish)
● Ice (for serving)
Directions
Step 1:
In a large saucepan, add pineapple peel and core, the chopped apple, cloves, cinnamon sticks, sugar, and 14 cups of water. Cover the pan with a lid and bring to a boil over medium to high heat. Uncover it and lower the heat to moderate and simmer. Wait for the corn to soften and the liquid to be slightly reduced, this will take approximately an hour.
Step 2:
One will need a slotted spoon to remove and discard the solids from the mixture. After that, pour the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a big heatproof bowl and keep it aside to let it cool down, which will take about 45 minutes. Squeeze in the lemon and lime juices, add salt, and refrigerate the Chicha Morada until it’s very cold, for around two hours or more.
Step 3:
Now it is time to work on the remaining apple. Peel and dice it into fine cubes. Add the apple and the diced pineapple to a pitcher or punch bowl, then pour the refrigerated Chicha Morada on top, and viola! The cool and tasty drink is all ready to be served in glasses with ice. To make it look more presentable, one can garnish it with lime wheels.