3 Healthy, Easy Late Summer Recipes for Weight Loss
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During the summer season, people want to eat something refreshing and stay hydrated. Commonly,
appetite decreases but food cannot be neglected, it is necessary to take foods that supply all the
essential nutrients and energy. Nutritionists with a Professional Master’s Degree in Flavor Design
recommend three fresh recipes that do not require cooking a lot and are healthy, low in calories, and
delicious.
1. Pita bread with fresh tuna and cucumber
A delicious summer snack that nourishes and helps lower body temperature a little. To cook this recipe,
it is not necessary to turn on the stove.
Ingredients for 2 sandwiches: 1 cucumber (if it is large, a little more than half will be enough), 1 small
piece of chopped red onion, 1 small can of sweet corn, 2 small cans of canned tuna, 2 pita breads, 1
unsweetened Greek yogurt, the juice of half a lime, a pinch of salt and black pepper.
Preparation: Wash the cucumber, place it on a cutting board and cut it into small pieces. Pour them into
a bowl and add a piece of chopped onion, drained corn and tuna, yogurt, lime juice, a pinch of salt and
black pepper, and mix everything. Then, open the pita bread in half and fill it with the salad that was just
prepared.
2. Watermelon salad
For the fans of fruit salads, this one will blow their mind. This pasta salad with watermelon as the star
ingredient is the best among the thousands of watermelon salad recipes on the internet.
Ingredients for 2 servings: 400 grams of diced watermelon, ½ cucumber washed and diced, 120 grams
of roasted chicken, 40 grams of feta cheese, 2 handfuls of washed arugulas and 150 grams of whole
meal pasta.
Preparation: Cook the pasta in a pot of boiling water for the time shown on the package, once it is
ready, drain it and let it cool down. Then, on a cutting board, cut the watermelon, the cucumber, the
shredded chicken, and the feta cheese into cubes and mix them with the cold pasta. Afterward, place it
in the fridge for a few minutes before serving.
In a glass mix a tablespoon of mustard, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, and a pinch of salt and pepper, and
spread the dressing on top of the salad.
3. Rigatoni with pesto
Rigatoni is a long tube-shaped pasta with grooves on the outside and a hole inside, it is an Italian recipe
easy to cook.
Ingredients for 4 servings: 300 grams of rigatoni, salt, 1 bay leaf, olive oil, 100 gr of fresh basil, 1 handful
of pine nuts, 1 clove of garlic, and 50 gr of grated parmesan cheese.
Preparation of pesto: In a frying pan, brown the pine nuts for a few minutes. Then, in a mixing glass, put
the pine nuts with the fresh basil, 200 ml of olive oil, 1 pinch of salt, parmesan cheese, and a clove of
garlic. Once everything is well crushed, put it in a sauce boat and reserve.
Pasta preparation: In a pot, bring water to a boil with a handful of salt and a bay leaf over low heat,
cook it for 12 or 15 minutes, stirring so that the pasta does not stick. Finally, remove them from the
heat, drain them well in a colander, drizzle them with a little olive oil and serve it with the pesto sauce
on top.
The accessibility of the ingredients for the recipes and the high nutritional value and hydration they have
make them ideal dishes to enjoy in the summer in a healthy way, ideal for eating with family and friends,
and to take anywhere outside the home.