Grilled watermelon, cucumber and mint salad

Name: Grilled watermelon, cucumber and mint salad
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1kg watermelon, cut into thick wedges, rind removed; 1 cucumber, sliced into ribbons; 2 tbsp fresh mint, torn; 1 lime, juiced; 1 tsp low fat cooking spray; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 100g rocket

Sweet charred watermelon with cool cucumber, mint and lime, a refreshing side for hot days.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.75 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1 kgwatermeloncut into thick wedges, rind removed
1cucumbersliced into ribbons
2 tbspfresh minttorn
1limejuiced
1 tsplow fat cooking spray
1red chillifinely sliced
100 grocket

Method

1
Spray the watermelon wedges lightly with low fat cooking spray.
2
Grill for 1 to 2 minutes each side over a high heat until striped. Do not leave them any longer or they go mushy.
2 min
3
Toss the cucumber, rocket, mint and chilli with the lime juice and a pinch of salt.
4
Cut the watermelon into chunks and fold it through. Serve at once.

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