Asian Watermelon Salad Recipe

Name: Asian Watermelon Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 cups Watermelon cubed or made into balls; 3 null Red baby radish finely sliced (optional); 1/2 null Cucumber quartered and sliced; 20 null Mint Leaves (Pudina) torn roughly; 20 null Basil leaves torn roughly; 1 null 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; null Salt to taste

Gauravi Vinay

February 16, 2018

1941 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 10 M|Total: 20 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Side Dish

Cuisine:Asian

Watermelons are the best things to happen during the summer season. This salad is like a thirst quenching meal given that Watermelon consists of 92% of water. Watermelons is amongst one of the high lycopene foods making it a great choice for Cardiovascular health. Enjoy the fruit on its own, make a juice and now relish it in this salad too.

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.

You can also try other Watermelon based recipes such as

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.

You can also try other Watermelon based recipes such as

Ingredients

For dressing

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 for Asian Watermelon Salad Recipe

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 radish

In 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.