Healthy Recipe: Sweet and Savory Watermelon Salad

Instead of offering the traditional watermelon wedges at your Fourth of July celebration, 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.

Sweet and Savory Watermelon Salad

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup salad and about 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese)
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
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.

Brad Birky, SAME Café, Denver, Colorado, Cooking Light
JUNE 2008