Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 20 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups Watermelon - cubed or made into balls
- 3 Red baby radish - finely sliced (optional)
- 1/2 Cucumber - quartered and sliced
- 20 Mint Leaves (Pudina) - torn roughly
- 20 Basil leaves - torn roughly
- 1 Spring Onion (Bulb & Greens) - finely sliced
- 3 tablespoons Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) - crushed
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest - (optional)
- 1 tablespoon Rice Vinegar - or white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon Ginger - grated
- 1 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder
- Salt - to taste
Instructions
- To begin making the Asian Watermelon Salad recipe, Firstly refrigerate the watermelon for at least an hour ahead of preparing the salad
- In a large bowl, gently combine all the salad ingredients except the lime zest and the peanuts
- Do not replace Baby Radish with Long white/Daikon because it has a very peppery taste and can be overpowering
- Simply skip if you do not find baby radishIn another small mixing bowl add all the ingredients mentioned under ‘For dressing’ and mix well
- Pour the dressing over the salad and top it with crushed peanuts and the lime zest
- Serve Asian Watermelon Salad on its own for a light and healthy dinner or you can also serve it as a side dish with Mushroom Fried Rice
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 2
- Asian
- Side Dish
- Vegetarian