Watermelon, Jalepeno, Mint and Tofu Salad

There are quite a few watermelon-jalepeno or watermelon-feta or watermelon-mint recipes out there. This one combines all of them into one. I used raw tofu seasoned with oregano salt instead of feta. Non-vegans can use feta or any other soft creamy cheese.

Personally, I prefer keeping the watermelon seeds, as well as scraping the watermelon off its green rind and using every last inch of watermelon because closer to the rind and the rind itself is where all the nutrients are!

Watermelon, Jalepeno, Mint and Tofu Salad

Ingredients

• 3-4 cups of watermelon, cubed (and deseeded, if you prefer it that way)
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1 inch knob of ginger, finely chopped/grated
• 1-2 jalepeno peppers, chopped
• 3/4 cup of silken tofu, the softer the better
• Teaspoon of oregano flavoured salt
• Dash of balsamic vinegar

To make:

• Break up your tofu into crumbs with your fingers. Season with the oregano salt.
• In another plate, combine the watermelon, jalepenos, ginger and mint. Leave this in the fridge for 3-4 hours to chill and for the flavors to infuse.
• When you want to eat the salad, add the tofu (or cheese of your choice) on top of the watermelon salad, and top off with a dash of balsamic vinegar.
  
  
  

Watermelon, Zuccini, Carrot Salad

I'm now officially one tooth (giant tooth, I might add, along with the not so pleasant business of abscess and such) lighter. As per doctor's instructions, I am not to eat anything "hot or hard". So, seemed like the perfect opportunity to whip up something raw, after days of not so raw eating habits.

Watermelon, Zuccini, Carrot Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 carrots
• 1/4 of a zuccini
• 1/4 of a red cabbage
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 1/2 cup watermelon
• Handful of sunflower seeds

To make:

• Chop the carrots, zuccini, cabbage and pepper into long thin slivers.
• Juice half a cup of the watermelon (just squeeze the juice out with your hands or use a blender). The other one cup of watermelon will be chopped up and added to the salad. Be sure to scrape the watermelon right off the rind and include some of the green portion as well- thats where all the good stuff is, nutritionally.
• Combine all the ingredients except the watermelon juice and the sunflower seeds.
• Add the watermelon juice over the salad - A lame dressing, I know, but to be honest, you dont even need it!
• Finish off with the sunflower seeds on top.