Boot Camp Babes: Fantastic Food Friday

As the temperatures rise, what better than a Watermelon Salad to help you beat the heat. Not only is watermelon a fun, low-fat way to hydrate, watermelons are also an excellent source of several vitamins and more:

Vitamin A - an antioxidant that helps maintain eye health
Vitamin B6 - helps brain function and helps convert protein to energy
Vitamin C - an immunity booster
Lycopene - a powerful antioxidant that helps fight heart disease and several types of cancer
Potassium - helps nerve and muscle function and helps maintain body's electrolyte balance
Amino Acids (Citrulline & Arginine) - help maintain arteries, blood flow & cardiovascular function

Check out this recipe from Green Living AZ magazine:
http://www.greenlivingaz.com/?p=1933

Watermelon Salad with Feta
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup lime juice (4-6 limes, depending on how big and juicy the limes are)
A quarter of a medium sized watermelon, rind removed, black seeds removed, chopped into 1-inch cube pieces, about 8 cups
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped

DIRECTIONS

Soak the chopped red onion in the lime juice while you are prepping the other ingredients for about 15 minutes.
Gently combine all ingredients into a large serving bowl.
Serve immediately. Salad will get soggy if kept overnight.

Recipe courtesy of Luci’s Healthy Marketplace