A cool sip of Watermelonade with a quick bite of Tofu Salad to face the Summer Heat

Name: A cool sip of Watermelonade with a quick bite of Tofu Salad to face the Summer Heat
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 - 5 cups Watermelon de-seeded chunk; lime Juice of on; salt or Black salt Regular as per taste; 3 - 4 tbsps Sugar; 8 - 10 Ice – cubes (optional); 100 grams Tofu cut into small cubes; 10 - 12 Cherry tomatoes; 1 Carrot grated; 1 cucumber diced; 1 onion finely sliced; 2 tsps Olive oil; Ice lettuce spinach Any other salad leaves of your choice burg , baby etc.; Dressing Orange Vinaigrette; 1 orange Juice of an (one medium ); 2 tsps Olive oil; 1 tsp pepper Freshly ground; 1/2 tsp Paprika; Sal as per taste; 1 tsp Honey Sugar jaggery sweetener / / Liquid any of the options; 1 - 2 tsps Lime Juice (adjust as per taste)

Gauri Shirke @cook_7836379

Mantri Tranquil, Kanakpura, Bangalore

These days it’s impossible to think of a cup of tea at any time of the day, its scorching outside at 8 am! With a long day ahead of me, I wanted something cool and refreshing to start my day.
Previous day's purchase; a huge watermelon was sitting in the fridge, I dint have to think much before I came up with a refreshing concoction of watermelon, sugar and lime called the watermelonade.
It was a perfect drink to start the day, trust me it did beat the heat and gave me the much needed chill. It’s an easy-breezy recipe which takes almost no time to make.

Gauri Shirke @cook_7836379

Mantri Tranquil, Kanakpura, Bangalore

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Ingredients

4 - 5 cupsWatermelon de-seeded chunk
lime Juice of on
salt or Black salt Regular as per taste
3 - 4 tbspsSugar
8 - 10Ice – cubes (optional)
100 gramsTofu cut into small cubes
10 - 12Cherry tomatoes
1Carrot grated
1cucumber diced
1onion finely sliced
2 tspsOlive oil
Ice lettuce spinach Any other salad leaves of your choice burg , baby etc.
DressingOrange Vinaigrette
1orange Juice of an (one medium )
2 tspsOlive oil
1 tsppepper Freshly ground
1/2 tspPaprika
Sal as per taste
1 tspHoney Sugar jaggery sweetener / / Liquid any of the options
1 - 2 tspsLime Juice (adjust as per taste)

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Steps

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Cut the watermelon into wedges, remove the rind, de-seed the watermelon, and cut it into chunk.
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Put these chunks in the food processor/mixer-grinder, squeeze a juice of one lime (remove the seeds) over it.
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Add 3/4th tsp of salt and 3-4 tbsp of sugar; whiz it once in the mixer. Serve is fresh with thinly sliced lemon rings and ice. You can strain the juice if you wish, I prefer it just as it is.
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I had a guilt-free version of the watermelonade, I skipped the sugar completely, the sweetness of the melon was just perfect to curb my sugar cravings!
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Now coming back to the second recipe I want to share with you - as I already mentioned I had a long day ahead, so I wanted to make a quick lunch which was light and filling.
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Salads always come to my rescue, not because I usually have most salad ingredients in my fridge but I know I can come up with different flavours to make salads interesting and fun to eat. Here is my recipe on Tofu Salad with Orange Vinaigrette.
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Remove the tofu from the packet, cut it into small bite size cubes.
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Take a non-stick or a heavy bottom pan, add olive oil, once the oil is hot add the tofu, add salt to the tofu. Sauté it for 3 minutes till its golden brown of all sides. Remove and set aside to cool.
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Take a large bowl add to it the grated carrot, sliced onions, diced cucumber and tomatoes.
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In a small bowl, add the fresh juice of oranges, olive oil, pepper, paprika, salt, lime juice and honey (I used honey). Mix this well with a fork or spoon, check and adjust the seasoning.
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Add the tofu to the salad bowl and pour the dressing over, mix well. Serve immediately or chilled!