Watermelon Smoothie

**Author - Alee Venkatesh **

Watermelons are a summer-time staple and are low in most vitamins and minerals.  They are considered as a good source of vitamin C and beta-carotene (which human body produces into vitamin A). Watermelons with red flesh have more lycopene than tomatoes which are a nutrient believed to protect against prostate cancer.

This is one of my favourite fruit and here is my version of preparing smoothie out of it.


I have used following ingredients:-
  • 3-4 cups of watermelon chunks
  • sugar to taste (optional)
  • 1-2 tsps. of ginger powder (fresh ginger may be used)
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp. almond meal or almond extract
  • 2-3 cups of plain yogurt
  • 1 cup crushed ice
Method - place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.  Serve chilled.