Salted watermelon seasoned with chilli is a popular street snack in Mexico. The watermelon is seasoned with a product called Tajín made of chilli, lime and salt. This recipe adapted from Great British Chefs turns the idea into an unusual summer salad.
Mexican watermelon salad
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- For the salad:
- 50g blanched almonds, lightly toasted in a skillet and crushed
- Quarter of a cucumber, diced
- Half a 1 watermelon, cut into chunks
- Half a handful fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
- Maldon sea salt flakes
- Pinch of chilli powder
- Pinch of chilli flakes
- For the dressing:
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 45ml extra virgin olive oil
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of caster sugar
Instructions
To make the dressing:
1
Shake all the ingredients together in a jar
To prepare the salad:
2
Season the watermelon with the salt and chilli powder.
3
Arrange the watermelon on a plate with the cucumber and mink. Sprinkle over the almonds and chilli flakes.
4
Drizzle with the dressing.
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