Times of India Online

This light yet filling salad can go well with grilled meat or fish!

Ingredients
Watermelon — 1/2, cubed
Onion — half, sliced thinly
Black olives — 1 1/2 cups, chopped
Feta cheese (optional) — 1/2 cup
Mint — 1 bunch
Lime — 1
Olive oil — a little
Salt and pepper — to taste

Method

- In a bowl, mix olive oil and lime juice and add this to the cubed watermelon. Now, add the red onion and olives to this and toss. You may also cut the cheese over this for taste. Add mint leaves and season with salt and pepper. Serve it chilled.

Why is watermelon good for you?

- Cold cubes of watermelon are the ideal fix for a hot summer's day. The versatile fruit can easily be put into salads, frozen desserts smoothies and more.

- The fruit can provide one with just 22 grams of carbs, 3 grams of protein and 5 per cent of one's your daily value of fibre, making it suitable for weight loss.

- One of the main health benefits of watermelon is its status as a powerful antioxidant, found in vitamins A and C.

- The dark pinkish red colour that it has, is due to beta-carotene, a powerful ally against many types of cancer, particularly colon cancer.

- It also has just 18 grams of sugar, so watermelon is a good approach to curb sugar craving.