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Add a twist to your watermelon with this recipe! 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 teaspoon whole peppercorns or coarsely ground black pepper
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons very finely chopped mint leaves
  • 6 cups cold 3/4-inch seedless red watermelon cubes Fresh mint leaves

Directions

  1. Put peppercorns on cutting board. Use the bottom of a heavy pan to press firmly on the peppercorns and crush them into a semi-coarse texture.
  2. Combine the crushed peppercorns with chopped mint leaves.
  3. In large bowl, toss peppercorn-mint mixture with watermelon.
  4. Garnish with mint leaves.

Yield: 4 servings

 
Nutrition Facts 
Servings Per Recipe: 4 
  
Amounts Per Serving 
Calories: 75 
 % Daily Value
Total Fat: 1 g2%
Saturated Fat: Trace Amounts0%
Cholesterol: 0 mg0%
Sodium: 5 mg0%
Carbohydrate: 17 g6%
Dietary Fiber: 1 g5%
Protein: 1 g3%
  
Vitamin A17%
Vitamin C37%
Folacin1%
Calcium2%
Iron3%
Potassium 8%

*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.