Watermelon with Pine Nuts and Watercress Salad

Sweet watermelon is a wonderful complimentary salad recipe, blended well with roasted pine nuts and vinegar.

 

Yesterday, I had bought a ripe watermelon from Tesco which was selling at a very low price cut.

How to choose a ripe watermelon

Thank goodness that a middle age housewife aunty had helped me to choose the ripe watermelon with lots of juice.

Some other aunties are also good at choosing watermelon which I had noticed that they:

 

#1 -Look at the color

• The aunty told me that you have to look at the surface of the watermelon.
• No bruises, no cuts.
• The color should be dark green with stripes.
• Yellowish stripes should be avoided- signify old watermelon with less juice.

#2 – The weight

• She said that you have to lift up the watermelon to test the weight.
• It should be heavy. That means 90% of watermelon juice, sweet and juicy.
• Try lifting up 2 different but same size watermelon, choose the heavier one.
• Your both hands is the “weighing machine”

 

#3 -Knock Knock

• Aunty also said the sound test is one of the MUST to do test before making your final decision.
• Lift up the watermelon, use your knuckles to knock around the it.
• It should have “hollow” sound, like an echo.
• If the sound is thick like you are knocking a book, that means lots of flesh but less juice.
• That is not a ripe watermelon.
• Hence, you need to place your ears nearer to the watermelon.

 

Reasons to eat salad for heavy lunch or dinner

If you had a heavy lunch or dinner, especially high cholesterol meal, it is wise to have a bowl of fresh fruit or vegetable salad after the meal.

This Watermelon & Pine Nuts Salad with Watercress would be a perfect choice to get rid of excess calories and fats.

 

Pine Nuts

Pine nuts is one of the Mediterranean delicacy.

It is extremely high in protein, magnesium, zinc, potassium and Vitamin E.

Pine nuts make a wonderful addition to salad recipes and mixed rice such as fried rice.

It would be a shame to leave out pine nuts in your salad.

Crunchy and chewy, wonderful combination with watermelons.

Do try this refreshing fruit salad recipe for a refreshing digestion and absorb adequate nutrients!

 

 

 

Watermelon with Pine Nuts and Watercress Salad

Ingredients

• 100g watercress
• 1 medium red onions, sliced thinly
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• black pepper-ground to taste
• 2 tbsp extra virgin oil
• 300g watermelon (red) – remove seeds and skin.
• 5 tsp roasted pine nuts

 

Salad Prepare method

1. Trim the stems of watercress. Rinse and dry. Keep chill in fridge.
2. Cut watermelon skin off, Cut into small cubes.
3. Place sliced onion in ice water.
4. Combine both vinegar and pepper.
5. Gradually whisk in virgin oil.
6. Adjust the seasoning according to your taste.

 

To Prepare the Salad Assembly

1. In a bowl, add in a little watercress and 1 tbsp dressing ( vinegar mixture)
2. Life up the watercress, allow the dressing drip back into the bowl.
3. Arrange the watercress in a bowl with watermelon cubes.
4. Pour in the remainder salad dressing into this bowl, toss about.
5. Garnish with a few red onions ad scatter roasted pine nuts.
6. Serve chilled with crushed ice cubes if you desired.

 

Yield: 3-4 persons

Ready in 15 minutes

 

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