WATERMELON RIND SALAD
Watermelon Rind Salad is a crunchy, super healthy salad. It is a good way to include the white rind part of the watermelon in your diet as it is very nutritious.
Ingredients
- 1 cup watermelon rind peel the green part using a peeler,finely chopped
- ½ cup red watermelon along with the seeds finely chopped
- ¼ cup cucumber finely chopped
- ½ cup carrot finely chopped
- ½ cup tomato finely chopped
- ¼ cup pine nuts or nuts of your choice lightly roasted
- 8-10 fresh mint leaves chopped
- Dressing of your choice
Instructions
- Peel the green part of the watermelon using a sharp knife or a peeler.
- Slice off the red part of the watermelon.
- Chop the white part finely or you can grate it instead.
- If the skin of the carrot and cucumber is soft and tender, chop both finely with the skin.
- Chop the tomato finely too.
- Lightly roast the nuts on a frying pan or in the microwave oven.
- Mix all the ingredients and serve with your favorite dressing.
Notes
- If you feel that the chopped rind might be difficult to chew then grate it.
- Add vegetables of your choice, I added what I had at home.
- Serve with a dressing of your choice or simply add salt, pepper and drizzle some lemon juice.
- The proportions used is just a rough guideline. Use whichever ingredients you like in a less or more proportion.