Watermelon is very popular in the summer for a lot of good reasons. It hydrates the body, refreshes, and is very tasty. Watermelon is one of those foods that gives freshness to any dish with which it is combined, and most importantly - it is cheap and easily available. We present to you some interesting and simple recipes for delicious dishes and drinks made from watermelons.
Salad with watermelon, feta and arugula
If you want to eat a refreshing salad on hot summer days, we have a great idea for you. Watermelon salad with feta cheese and arugula is ideal for refreshment, is easy to prepare and goes perfectly with grilled meat.
Ingridients:
- half a small watermelon
- lemon juice
- 100 g of feta cheese
- fresh mint leaves
- arugula
Remove the stems from the cooled watermelon, cut it into cubes and put it in a bowl. Drizzle the sliced watermelon with lemon juice, then add pieces of feta cheese, fresh mint and arugula.
Granite
Granita is the name for an icy dessert made of sugar syrup and ice. Water and sugar are the basis of granita.
Ingridients:
- 1 kg of watermelon
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
Remove the pips from the watermelon and cut it into small pieces. Add watermelon, lime juice and sugar to a blender. Mix all the ingredients until you get a uniform liquid mixture. Put the liquid mixture in an ice cream container, cover it with foil and put it in the freezer for three hours. Scrape the frozen granita with a fork and serve in small bowls or glasses.
Lemonade with watermelon - Lubenada
On hot summer days, we always like something tasty and refreshing. We have a simple recipe for a refreshing summer drink - Lubenada.
Ingridients:
- 800 grams of watermelon
- 700 ml of plain water
- 100 ml of freshly squeezed lime juice
- fresh mint leaves
- 100 g of sugar
Add sugar and 100 ml of water to a bowl and heat gently until the sugar melts. Mix this sweet syrup with freshly squeezed lime juice and the remaining water. Blend the watermelon in a blender. Mix the resulting mixture with lemonade, add ice cubes and fresh mint leaves.
Salsa
Watermelon salsa is one of the most interesting recipes. Watermelon will give the classic salsa additional freshness and fine aroma.
Ingridients:
- half a watermelon
- 2 cucumbers
- 1 head of red onion
- 1 hot pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
Cut all the ingredients into cubes and add salt and pepper. Cover them with foil and let the ingredients cool well in the refrigerator. You can eat salsa with tortilla chips.
Watermelon cocktail
Prepare a unique cocktail with watermelon.
Ingridients:
- 1 dcl of watermelon juice
- 1 dcl light beer
- 1 dcl of lemonade
Mix all the ingredients together and enjoy the pleasantly fresh taste.
