Watermelon, everyone’s fave summer fruit; is delicious and totally makes you nostalgic for those picnics from your youth. Not only is it totally sweet and fun to eat, this energizing super-fruit is about 90% water so it’ll keep you refreshed all summer long. You’ll definitely want to grab the reddest piece you can find because it’s more sweet and has a greater concentrate of lycopene, which is basically the red pigment but it’s also known to help fight off cancer. Adding to it’s list of greatness. Watermelon contains tons of antioxidants and vitamin A which is incredible for your skin. If this isn’t good enough for you, Queen Bey loves watermelon as gives it credit for helping he with her flawless body.
Here are two watermelon snacks that are just one step above eating watermelon au natural.
Watermelon Salad with Mint Leaves
1 (5-pound) watermelon
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
6 whole mint sprigs
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
1 Vidalia or other sweet onion
Salt and pepper
Watermelon Lime Ginger Popsicles
1 small seedless watermelon, chopped (about 5 cups)
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1 pinch fine salt
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1/3 cup sugar
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