JBB Recipe of the Week: Two Fresh Ways to Celebrate Watermelon

What You Will Learn

• How to turn summer watermelon into a colorful salad and refreshing slushie

• How to boost fiber content in low-fiber meals

• How allulose adds functional sweetness to summer drinks

Few things taste like summer quite like cold, juicy watermelon. 🍉

It is refreshing straight from the refrigerator, welcome at every cookout, and always ready to cool us down on a hot afternoon. This week, we’re giving summer’s favorite fruit two delicious opportunities to shine!

We’re starting with a Watermelon Feta Salad filled with fresh mint, red onion, and a tangy balsamic dressing. Then, we’re blending frozen watermelon into frosty just better.® Watermelon Slushies with fresh lime, functional sweetness from allulose, and an optional grown-up twist.

Both recipes include just better.® prebiotic fiber, helping us make meaningful progress toward our daily fiber goal while celebrating a favorite seasonal fruit. (How much fiber do you need? Find out here!)

Grab a watermelon, clear some room on the kitchen counter, and let’s celebrate the fruit of the summer! ☀️🍉 

Watermelon Feta Salad

Juicy watermelon and salty feta are already one of summer’s greatest pairings. Fresh mint, thinly sliced red onion, and a tangy balsamic dressing bring the whole bowl together. But one thing stands out to us: it’s not helping us meet those fiber goals! 

That’s where just better.® prebiotic fiber comes in! 

just better.® prebiotic fiber disappears right into the dressing, giving every serving 5 grams of added fiber without changing the fresh flavors or texture of this dish.

Ingredients

4 cups diced watermelon

1 cup crumbled feta cheese

½ cup fresh mint leaves, torn

¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

4 tablespoons just better.® prebiotic fiber

Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Add the watermelon, feta, mint, and red onion to a large serving bowl.

In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, just better.® prebiotic fiber, salt, and pepper.

Pour the dressing over the watermelon mixture and toss gently until evenly coated.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until chilled.

Makes 4 servings with 5 grams of added prebiotic fiber per serving. 

just better.® Watermelon Slushies

Cold, juicy, and made for summer sipping! These refreshing watermelon slushies bring functional sweetness and added prebiotic fiber to the farmers market table. Add blanco tequila or vodka for a grown-up twist!

Ingredients

3 cups frozen watermelon chunks

3 ounces blanco tequila or vodka

4 tablespoons just better.® prebiotic fiber

2 to 3 stick packs of just better.® allulose, to taste

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

¼ cup cold water, plus more as needed

Chilled seltzer water

Fresh lime wedges and mint, for serving

Instructions

Add the frozen watermelon, tequila or vodka, just better.® prebiotic fiber, just better.® allulose, lime juice, and cold water to a blender.

Blend until thick and smooth, adding another splash of water if needed.

Divide between two glasses and top each with a splash of chilled seltzer water.

Garnish with lime and fresh mint. Serve immediately.

Makes 2 slushies, each with 10 grams of added prebiotic fiber. 

For an alcohol-free version, simply leave out the tequila or vodka and add a little more cold water before blending.  

Make Summer a Little Sweeter with just better.®

Summer has a way of filling the calendar with cookouts, patio cocktails, iced coffee drinks, and plenty of special treats. just better.® helps bring a little extra function to all that fun!

just better.® prebiotic fiber is perfect for meals and snacks that need a fiber boost. It is flavorless, dissolves completely, and can be stirred into sauces, dressings, dips, drinks, and so much more without changing the taste or texture.

Craving something sweet with benefits? Reach for just better.® allulose. This naturally occurring rare sugar delivers approximately 70% of the sweetness of table sugar with fewer calories and a minimal effect on blood sugar. Use it to sweeten coffee drinks, summer cocktails, mocktails, and seasonal favorites.

Pair the two together for our favorite just better.® Sweet Balance: functional sweetness from allulose and soluble prebiotic fiber to help support a more balanced blood sugar response. (Learn more about this bundle here!)

Now that is a summer power couple! 💚

Keep It Cool!

From colorful cookout sides to frosty drinks on the patio, watermelon brings something special to the summer table.

Seasonal produce gives us endless opportunities to experiment with fresh flavors, try unexpected combinations, and bring a little extra color to everyday meals.

Pick up a watermelon at your local farmers' market and enjoy the flavors of the season! Keep your summer cool, colorful, and just better.®! 🍉💚