Watermelon Salad with tofu feta from Recipe RenovatorRefreshing, crisp, light summery salad, with just enough protein that you could conceivably eat it for dinner on a hot August evening. Nothing says summer like watermelon to me, and this unusual salad combines fresh cucumbers, mint, and my tofu feta cheese. You can use regular feta cheese if you eat dairy.

Suitable for:
vegan, gluten-free, reduced-sugar diets

Not for:
low-sodium or migraine diets

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Watermelon Salad with vegan feta

Watermelon salad with tofu "feta"

4 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Lunch
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds watermelon seedless
  • 2 cucumbers large
  • 4 ounces tofu firm, tofu feta, or regular feta
  • 1 limes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin) citrus-infused if possible
  • 1 lime leaves optional
  • 1 handful mint leaves (fresh) orange-mint or peppermint
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 pinch white pepper
  • 1 handful Italian flat-leaf parsley (fresh)

Instructions
 

  • Cut up the watermelon into small chunks.
  • Peel the cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds with a grapefruit spoon. Cut into slices and add to the salad bowl with the watermelon.
  • Juice the lime. Add the oil, salt, and white pepper to the lime juice and whisk. Pour over the contents of the bowl.
  • Fold the Southeast Asian lime leaf in half, and cut away the hard vein running down the center.
  • Finely chop the Southeast Asian lime leaf and the mint. Add to the bowl.
  • Crumble the tofu feta. Add to the bowl. Toss. Add additional salt if needed after tasting. Top with a little bit of parsley if desired (pictured).

Notes

Per serving:
  • 98 calories
  • 3 g fat
  • 1 g saturated fat
  • 2 g monounsaturated fat
  • 1 g polyunsaturated fat
  • 0 g trans fat
  • 0 g cholesterol
  • 382 mg sodium (7 mg sodium with salt omitted)
  • 366 mg potassium
  • 16 g carbohydrate
  • 1 g fiber
  • 11 g sugars
  • 3 g protein
  • 3 Weight Watchers Points Plus