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CUCUMBER + CANTALOUPE SALAD - The Simple Veganista. Sunday brunch with family is one of my favorite past times.

CUCUMBER + CANTALOUPE SALAD - The Simple Veganista

I wish we could do it every weekend. Good food, good drink and good company makes for a good life! This recipe is inspired by one of my go-to salads at one of our favorite Mexican brunch locations. It’s one that I always fill a special plate with and love every time. With summer still under way it seemed a good time to share the recipe. Start with just 7 ingredients. Slice your cantaloupe in half (doesn’t matter if you slice it horizontally or vertically). Slice your cantaloupe halves into 5 or 6 slices. For the cucumber, slice off each end and using a vegetable peeler remove the outer skin. Wash and core your bell pepper. Slice off both ends of the onion, remove the outer layer and slice in half. As you have been preparing each ingredient you can place them in a large bowl, one by one. And then you’re ready for something wonderful! Ingredients Wash and core your bell pepper. Place ingredients in a large bowl. View All Photos. Fresh Fruit With Greek Yogurt Dip Dressing Recipe.

View All Photos. 28 Recipes With Pumpkin Spice \u2013 Food.com. 31 Amazing Uses for Lemon Peels. Healthy Habits + Balanced Living = Happy Life.

31 Amazing Uses for Lemon Peels

Don't stress about healthy living. I'll show you how to change your habits in just 15 minutes a day. Pinky Swear. I love lemons. They are bright, refreshing, and smell divine. And thanks to the internet, experimenting, and other tidbits along the way I’ve also collected a lot of things you can do with those lemon peels. Uses for Lemon Peels: Culinary Did you know that lemon peels are nutritional power houses? Lemon Peels contain a spectrum of vitamins, minerals and fiber (things like calcium, potassium, and vitamin C) that can give your menu a nutritional boost. Remember, organic will be your best best when consuming the peel to avoid eating any pesticides. Our Favorite Peach Recipes. Superfast Fruit Recipes. Fruit Recipes. Seared Figs and White Peaches with Balsamic Reduction Recipe. The Only Way You'll Ever Cut Grapes In Half Again.

Watermelon Recipes. Guide to Melons. SEASON: Summer and fall, peaking in August CHOOSING: Ripe cantaloupes and honeydew melons will smell noticeably fruity at the site where the stem was attached.

Guide to Melons

The other end will give slightly when pressed if the melon is ripe. Ripe watermelons should be heavy with a waxy rind, and the spot where the melon was sitting on the soil should be pale yellow. Also, they’ll sound hollow when thumped. Avoid melons with obvious cuts or bruises. STORING: Cantaloupes and honeydew melons will continue to ripen if kept at room temperature. GROWING: Cantaloupes, honeydew melons, and watermelons all grow on vines that ramble around the garden, often requiring lots of room to stretch. Melons are summer crops that relish warm days and nights that don’t dip below the 60s. Choose a sunny, well-drained area. How to Zest a Lemon - Video. 100 Ways to Use an Apple. It’s hard to believe it, but September is already here, which means apple season is ripe for the picking.

100 Ways to Use an Apple

But this year, don’t think just apple pie and apple sauce. Think apple jelly and apple pizza. Apple soup and apple grilled cheese. If you must, go ahead and think apple pie, but at least top it with bacon. From Endless Simmer and all our favorite blogs around the web, check out 100 ways to use an apple. Click on the photos for full recipes. Also Ripe for Fall: 100 Ways to Use Tomatoes 100 Ways to Use Pumpkins 100 Ways to Use Sweet Potatoes All 100 Ways — 1,200 recipes and counting! (Top photo: alvimann) Sponsored Content. View All Photos < Raspberry Recipes. Food. View All Photos < 20 Healthy Strawberry Recipes. 5 on Friday: Delightful Grapefruit.