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Watermelon Salad with Pineapple, Cucumber, Coriander, Red Onion, Lime & Tajin | DonalSkehan.com
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Watermelon Salad with Pineapple, Cucumber, Coriander, Red Onion, Lime & Tajin

August 26

Tajin is a Mexican pantry staple and provides heat and acidity and gives the tongue a tickling hit. Track it down online or in specialty food stores. This salad would be a lovely side dish to a bbq

  • serves Serves 4
  • time 20mins

Method

  1. 1. Mix the ingredients for the dressing together, seasoning with a little salt then place into a large bowl and add the sliced red onions. Mix everything together then leave to one side for 30 minutes to marinate.
  2. 2. Place the watermelon onto a serving platter then remove the red onion from the dressing and scatter over the watermelon pieces. Add the diced pineapple and cucumber to the dressing, along with the diced red chilli and drizzle this over the salad.
  3. 3. Garnish the salad with the toasted pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, coriander leaves and a sprinkle of Tajin.

Ingredients

1 red onion, thinly sliced on a mandoline

1 watermelon, peeled and cut into half moons

3.5oz pineapple, finely diced

½ cucumber, de-seeded and finely diced

1 red chilli, finely diced

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

For the dressing:

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp honey

Juice of a lime

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

 

To serve:

handful pumpkin seeds, toasted 

1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Handful of coriander leaves

Tajin, to garnish

1 red onion, thinly sliced on a mandoline

1 watermelon, peeled and cut into half moons

100g pineapple, finely diced

½ cucumber, de-seeded and finely diced

1 red chilli, finely diced

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

 

For the dressing:

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp honey

Juice of a lime

2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

 

To serve:

75g pumpkin seeds, toasted 

1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Handful of coriander leaves

Tajin, to garnish