Summer Watermelon Salad

'Delicious and refreshing'

Ingredients:

Flesh from ¼ of a watermelon, cut into bite-size chunks

Half a cucumber, diced

100g Feta

Few sprigs of chopped fresh mint

1 tbsp gluten-free balsamic vinegar without sulphites

Black pepper to taste

Method:

Mix the chopped watermelon, cucumber, feta and mint together in a large bowl

Add the balsamic vinegar and black pepper

Stir then serve

Ilana Estelle is a mental health and wellbeing advocate who combines educational insight with her personal experience of living with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. She holds diplomas in Counselling, Diet and Nutrition, Nutritional Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Stress Management. Through her writing, Ilana supports others in navigating their emotional, mental, and physical health challenges. In addition to writing for The CP Diary, her work has appeared in healthy lifestyle magazines. Ilana is also the author of three books: Cerebral Palsy: A Story – Finding the Calm After the Storm, Spirituality, Healing and Me, and Survival: The Covid Years – Time for Change.

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4 comments on “Summer Watermelon Salad”

  1. That looks really nice. I have some friends coming for lunch today and that has given me the idea to make it.

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    1. It's lovely. I absolutely adore water melon. A nice and healthy salad for a warm summer's day. Refreshing too.

      Reply

  2. Delicious looking dish, Ilana! I think I'll prepare this one, instead of sitting here flirting with the picture.

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    1. Thanks Tim. Your response made me smile. We'd love you to come back and let us know what you think when you've prepared your own. Take my word for it, it really is delicious.

      And it's very easy to make. You'll love it.

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