Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Watermelon

Watermelon is the perfect summer fruits and it can be enjoy in many ways. Watermelon is an excellent source of immune-supportive vitamin C. It is also a very good source of free-radical-scavenging vitamin A. In addition, watermelon is a good source of heart-healthy potassium and magnesium.


Cheerful, fun and delicious.

Let's make some refreshing juice.



Watermelon is extremely cooling and refreshing and being comprised of 92% water and very low in calories.



Watermelon Lemonade
2 cups one inch cube watermelon
3 oz fresh lemon juice
2 cups water
1/4 cup sugar
crush ice
mint leaves



1/ Boil the water with sugar and leave a side to cool.
2/ Put the watermelon in the electric juicer to extract the juice.
3/ Mix the lemon juice,sugar syrup and watermelon juice. Add in the crush ice and garnish with mint leaves. Serve immediately.

For nothing better to, another creative way to serve watermelon.
Watermelon Rubix Cube






Cut watermelon and kiwi fruits into 1/2 inch square.


Stack together to form a cube. Garnish with mint leaves.

Refreshing Salad



2 cup watermelon chunks
1 cucumber - cut julienne
1 carrot - cut julienne
1 big onion - slice thinly
2 green chilies - slice thinly
salt, sugar, vinegar to taste



1/ Season cucumber and onion with salt for 1 hour
2/ Mix carrot and chillie, season with salt, sugar and vinegar to taste.
3/ Serve chilled.

Beauty Detox Smoothies



Watermelon has great anti-aging effect as it it high in collagen.



2 cups watermelon chunks
1 cup crashed ice
1/2 cup yogurt
1 tbsp sugar (optional)
1/2 tsp ground ginger


Throw all the ingredients in blender and blend till smooth. Drink half an hour before meals.

Tropical delight



Slice the watermelon 1/2 inch thick.


Cut with cookie cutter.


Plant the mint leaves on the watermelon.


Sprinkle with salt and squeeze lime juice on the watermelon before serving.



Have a fabulous week ahead, Cheers!!




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