Name: Mediterranean Watermelon Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 bowl watermelon cubes; 1 yellow bell pepper; 2 medium size onions; 1 cucumber; 1 tomato; 1 pomegranate juice; 1 tbsp mustard; 2-3 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp cumin/jeera powder; ¼ tsp oregano; 10-12 nos green olives; 1 bowl ice lettuce; 1 tsp flaxseed powder; Pistachios (optional); Freshly chopped coriander leaves; Salt & Pepper

Mediterranean Watermelon Salad

By MalaShenoy

• July 7, 2016

Mediterranean Watermelon Salad

This fresh healthy salad is great on a summer day. The cool and crisp mediterranean flavors, along with watermelon, will help to cool you down and re-energize your body. This is the best treat for this summer.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Mediterranean

Servings people

Ingredients

1 bowl watermelon cubes
1 yellow bell pepper
2 medium size onions
1 cucumber
1 tomato
1 pomegranate juice
1 tbsp mustard
2-3 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp cumin/jeera powder
¼ tsp oregano
10-12 nos green olives
1 bowl ice lettuce
1 tsp flaxseed powder
Pistachios (optional)
Freshly chopped coriander leaves
Salt & Pepper

Instructions

To make Mediterranean Watermelon Salad, cube the watermelon, onions, tomato, and cucumber.
Tear the ice lettuce into 1” squares.
Cut the onion into quarters and separate each layer.
Soak in a bowl of water for 15- 20 minutes and then drain off the water before adding to the salad.
Mix the cut vegetables, ice lettuce, olives and chopped coriander leaves in a bowl and toss well.
To make the dressing: Pour pomegranate juice in a bowl.
Add mustard paste, oregano, jeera powder, flax seed powder, salt & pepper and whisk till all the ingredients are well blended. Add olive oil and mix well.
Pour the Mediterranean Watermelon Salad dressing into a bottle and refrigerate.
Add the dressing to the salad ingredients just before serving.
Serve Mediterranean Watermelon Salad chilled.
The sweet watermelon and the salty olives give the Mediterranean Watermelon Salad an exquisite taste of sweet and salty.