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This cucumber-watermelon salad, the perfect antidote for a hot day!
It is refreshing and slightly spicy, so good!
A combination of Mexican and Asian style flavours.
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- 3 cups of cucumbers, cut into ½ inch cubes
- 4 cups of watermelon, cut in 1 inch cubes
- 3 ½ Tablespoons of fresh lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons of hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons of seeded and finely diced jalapeños
- 1/3 cup of chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 cup pistachios roughly chopped ( optional)
- pinch of slat and pepper to taste
Method:
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Prepare cucumbers and watermelon on bamboo chopping board and add to large bamboo salad bowl.
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Squeeze juice from lime, mix with hoisin sauce in small blue wave bowl.
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Stir in flat leaf parsley and pistachios.
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Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Take on a picnic, to the beach..
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or serve at home..
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Perfect for a hot day!
Let us know what you think below?