Spicy cucumber & watermelon salad
Up your salad game with this noodle, cucumber and watermelon salad in a punchy dressing, topped with peanuts. It works as a standalone dish or summer barbecue side
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- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 100g dried flat rice noodles
- 1lime , juiced
- 1shallot , finely chopped
- 1small red chilli , deseeded if you prefer less heat and finely chopped
- 1tbsp soy sauce
- ½tbsp crispy chilli oil
- ½tbsp sesame oil
- pinch of sugar
- 1whole cucumber , cut in half and deseeded
- ½small watermelon , skin and seeds removed, 500g flesh cut into chunks
- small handful of mint , leaves picked and finely chopped
- 25g roasted peanuts , roughly chopped
Instructions
Step 1
Cook the noodles following pack instructions, drain and rinse under cold water so they don’t stick. Mix the lime juice and shallot in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and set aside for 5 mins. Mix in the red chilli, soy sauce, chilli oil, sesame oil and sugar. Set aside for 5 mins.Step 2
Roughly slice the cucumber and tip into the bowl along with cooked noodles, watermelon and mint. Toss well to combine and serve with the peanuts scattered over the top.