Myanmar spicy watermelon salad

Sesame Ginger and Miso dressing

Ginger, Continental, Salad, Chef Suresh Babu

Ginger

SERVES - 4

INGREDIENTS

  • Watermelon 700g
  • Green gram 200g
  • Peanut 200g
  • Coconut shredded 200g
  • Lime leaves 8
  • Green Beans 200g
  • Sesame black 2 tsp
  • Sesame white 1 tsp
  • Mint Few sprigs
  • Salad greens As needed

DRESSING

  • E.V.Olive Oil 120ml
  • Miso Paste 2 tsp
  • Few drops of water  
  • Lemon juice 2ea
  • Honey 2 tbsp
  • OD Wellness Ginger drop 20 drops
  • Salt and Pepper as required

METHOD

  • Peel n dice watermelon without seeds and chill it.
  • Blanch Green beans in salted water and make sure it's fully cooked. Dice them small and chill it to 60*cl
  • Cook Green gram to soft texture with salt and chill it to 60*cl
  • Shred the lemon leaves and hand tore the mint leaves.
  • Broil dry peanuts in a hot skillet and add the sesame seeds and continue to roast them.
  • As they begin to crackle add the shredded coconut and continue to roast till it become a nice dry mix. Season it with salt n pepper. Keep it aside.

DRESSING

  • Prepare dressing by blending E.V.Olive Oil, Lemon Juice, miso paste and honey and season it with salt n pepper
  • Add One Drop Wellness Ginger drops and taste.
  • Add more drops if you need more stronger flavor of the herbal extract
  • Marinated the chilled ingredients with the Sesame, miso ginger dressing and rest it for few minutes.
  • Add the shredded lemon leaves and mint springs and the roasted sesame peanut mix and toss it nicely to mix.