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

Ingredients

• 100 g dried flat rice noodles
• 1 lime , juiced
• 1 shallot , finely chopped
• 1 small red chilli , deseeded if you prefer less heat and finely chopped
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 0.5 tbsp crispy chilli oil
• 0.5 tbsp sesame oil
• pinch of sugar
• 1 whole cucumber , cut in half and deseeded
• 0.5 small watermelon , skin and seeds removed, 500g flesh cut into chunks
• small handful of mint , leaves picked and finely chopped
• 25 g roasted peanuts , roughly chopped

Steps

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.
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.