Recipes Under 400

Mexican Minted Melon Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 medium ripe melon, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 4 tbs. fresh mint, chopped
• juice from one medium lime
• cayenne powder,
• salt

Directions:

1. Make sure your melon is really ripe.
2. Cut it into bite sized pieces.
3. Squeeze the juice from a medium lime. (it’s important that it is a lime not a lemon).
4. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
5. Just before serving, cut the leaves of fresh mint in very fine pieces and add to the melon and mix well.
6. Sprinkle a dash of salt and a light dash of cayenne pepper and mix well.
7. Serve as a salad on a bed of lettuce, or as a refreshing desert.

Makes four servings, 90 Calories each. 17 net carbs.