Scorching days name for warm meals, and this spicy watermelon tomato salad is the right grilling aspect! A punchy ginger dressing ties all of it collectively.
This salad covers the entire flavors! It’s candy. It’s spicy. It’s tangy. It’s savory. It’s…it’s ALL the issues proper now, particularly in the event you make it with all these homegrown peppers, basil, and heirloom tomatoes you may have in your backyard or discover on the farmer’s market. (However even in the event you don’t, it’s nonetheless fabulous.) If you’d like it further spicy, add in a scotch bonnet or different habanero-type pepper. Wish to cool it down? Add much less. The tremendous distinctive taste profile actually hits the spot on a heat summer time day!
This spicy watermelon tomato salad is scrumptious & refreshing – the right summer time aspect dish! If you happen to’re delicate to spice, begin with much less jalapeño and add extra to your style.
How you can make Zesty Watermelon Tomato Salad
Substances
For the dressing:
1 Tablespoon tamari
2 teaspoons recent lime juice
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 small garlic clove, minced
½ teaspoon minced ginger
For the salad:
3 heirloom tomatoes, sliced into wedges
5 cups minimize watermelon (about 2-inch triangles)
1 thinly sliced jalapeño and/or a couple of Thai chiles
2 Tablespoons Thai basil or common basil
2 Tablespoons toasted cashews
½ avocado, diced
Sea salt, to style, if desired
Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions:
Make the dressing: In a small bowl, mix the tamari, lime juice, vinegar, garlic, and ginger.
Organize the tomatoes, watermelon, and jalapeños/chiles on a platter or in a shallow bowl. (Depth of bowl is necessary–a shallow bowl retains the juices on the fruits and veggies.)
Drizzle with the dressing and prime with the basil, cashews, and avocado.
Season to style and serve with lime wedges.
Recipe from Renewal by Andersen
Ingredient Notes
Watermelon: For this salad recipe we choose Black Diamond watermelons. They’ve a vibrant pink flesh and a darkish inexperienced rind. They’re tremendous candy and labeled as “seedless watermelons,” which simply means they’ve much less seeds than conventional watermelons.
Tomatoes: You should use any number of tomato for this salad. We like to make use of large, juicy purple tomatoes as a result of they mix in with the watermelon and create a hanging salad. Most of these tomatoes embrace vine-ripe, Higher Boy or Massive Beef varieties. Nevertheless, be at liberty to make use of roma tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, and even cherry tomatoes.
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