Thai-Style Radish and Watermelon Salad
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sambal oelek or other Asian chile sauce
- 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- One 5-pound watermelonrind and seeds removed, flesh cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks (8 cups)
- 12 radishes, very thinly sliced
- 8 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 fresh hot red chiles, such as Holland or cayenne, thinly sliced crosswise
- 3/4 cup lightly packed mint leaves, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup lightly packed Thai basil leaves, torn
- In a large bowl, whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, sambal oelek and ginger.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the watermelon, radishes, scallions and red chiles and toss.
- Fold in the mint and basil, season with salt and pepper and serve right away.
lime juice, fish sauce, sambal oelek, ginger, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, radishes, scallions, hot red chiles, lightly packed mint leaves, lightly packed thai basil
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/thai-style-radish-and-watermelon-salad (may not work)