Hey guys!
You all
know 4th of July is right around the corner and with it lots of
garden parties, BBQs and fun with friends!
And...I
have the perfect recipes for you!
Healthy, delicious
and totally „Instagram-worthy“ because everything is blue white or red.
Today I
present you two summery salads: the classic tomato mozzarella salad with
blueberries and the fancy watermelon, blueberry and goat cheese salad.
Let's start
with some infos about the nutrients:
tomatoes
- ...are full of
vitamins A,C, E (antioxidative) as well as vitamin B. In addition tomatoes
contain a lot of magnesium, iron and calcium and rare micronutrients such as
cobalt and zinc.
blueberries -
...are really a secret weapon of health. They contain a lot of carotene
and vitamin C. The best ingredient is by far the natural colorant „myrtillin“:
Together with iron and vitamin C it protects your blood vessels and can prevent
strokes.
watermelon - ...is like a big red bottle of
mineral water. It cleanses your kidneys and contains 95% water and a bunch of
good micronutrients such as calcium, iron, iodine and fluorine.
cheese - …is are great way to add protein
to your salad. 100g of mozzarella cheese contain 18% and goat cheese has even
21% of protein.
And now
let's prepare delicious salads!
I started
with chopping ¼ of a watermelon. I removed the green parts, cut the rest in
bite-size chunks and placed them in a bowl. I added one cup of blueberries and
stirred a little. Next I cut about nine cherry tomatoes in half and placed them
in another bowl. Afterwards I mixed in half a cup mini mozzarella balls and
half a cup of blueberries.
For classic
salad dressing I blended ¼ cup of vinegar and 3 tablespoons of olive oil
together. I added a pinch of salt and half a glove of garlic and mixed again.
Afterwards I tossed my tomato mozzarella salad with the dressing and set it
aside.
I marinated
the fancy watermelon salad with a dash of lemon juice and one teaspoon of
honey.
At the last
I took a cookie cutter, cut out little goat cheese stars and placed them on the
watermelon salad.
If you
throwing a garden party/BBQ on your own, you can totally change the salad into
cute skewers or a mini appetizers.
I hope you
enjoy!
...and if
you recreate my recipes please send me a photo...I'd love to see all the
healthy dishes.
xo
Andrea
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