I love cilantro, pair it with the sunny tomato flavor, and the sweet flavor of watermelon, and it’s sure to be a hit. This salad will make a wonderful side dish to a meal made on the grill, and you don’t have to cook anything. Throw it together at the last minute and you’re ready to go.

Watermelon and Tomato Salad

6 Servings

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups seedless watermelon, in 1-inch cubes (reserve juice)
• 1 1/2 heirloom tomato cut into cubes
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions
• 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot
• 2 tbsp first cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup Italian parsley

Preparation:

1. Combine the watermelon, tomato, cheese, scallions and salt in a bowl.
2. Whisk or blend together about two tablespoons of the watermelon juice, oil, vinegar and cayenne.
3. To serve, dress the salad with this mixture and garnish with cilantro.
4. Do not refrigerate and serve within 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information Per Serving:

140.7 Calories, 10.3g Fat, 4.2g Saturated Fat, 0.6g Polyunsaturated Fat, 4.9g Monounsaturated Fat, 14.2mg Cholesterol, 272.3mg Sodium, 204.8mg Potassium, 6.8g Carbohydrate, 0.9g Dietary Fiber, 0.4g Sugars, 4.9g Protein

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Watermelon and Tomato Salad

Just got this email from Lance Armstrong …thought I’d share it with you (and no, I don’t kid myself by thinking he wrote to me personally):

Tomorrow is LIVESTRONG Day, a day when more than 600 cancer awareness and fundraising events will take place all across the country. Every staff member from my Foundation is attending a different event, and I’ll be visiting a few of them myself.

But tomorrow isn’t about me, it’s about you – how you will make cancer a priority in your own community. Tomorrow is the day when we want our entire country’s eyes to be focused on the cancer fight. Will you help us?

Anyone can take part in LIVESTRONG Day. Here are some things you can do join the fight against cancer:

1. Wear Yellow – Show us how you demonstrate your support for the cancer fight.
2. Attend a LIVESTRONG Day event – From bake sales to bike rides, there’s sure to be an event in a community near you.
3. Pick a fight with cancer. Tomorrow only, when you register for the LIVESTRONG Challenge use discount code LSDay08 to receive 1/2-price registration. The LIVESTRONG Challenge is my Foundation’s signature fundraising event. Walk, run or ride in Portland, Ore. (June 29), San Jose, Calif. (July 13), Philadelphia, Pa. (August 24) or Austin, Texas (October 25-26), and pick a fight with cancer.
4. Make a donation. Support our efforts to unite and fight cancer through a donation to the LAF.

So … are you in? Are you going to celebrate LIVESTRONG Day?

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Tomorrow is LIVESTRONG Day