Leafy lettuce and different greens are nice for summer time meals the place you need gentle as a substitute of heavy, cool as a substitute of sizzling. Freshly made fruit salad can be a summer time favorite, be it served as an appetizer, as a facet or as a dessert.

This Watermelon and Cucumber Salad is technically a fruit salad – cucumbers are, in spite of everything, fruit – and has a way more substantial, filling high quality to it than a light-weight bowl of lettuce-based greenery. The lime juice and cucumber maintain the sweetness in test, whereas herbs add to the complexity. Cilantro and contemporary mint deliver a shiny, full of life freshness to the combination, and the cilantro companions properly with the lime.

An surprising addition is hoisin sauce, which is extra generally utilized in stir-fries and different Chinese language dishes. It’s each candy and savoury, but it surely works properly with the tartness of the lime and the candy, cooling elements of the watermelon and cucumber.

For an much more refreshing salad, make certain the watermelon and cucumber are properly chilled earlier than slicing them up.

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WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER SALAD

1/4 cup (50 mL) contemporary lime juice

3 tbsp (40 mL) hoisin sauce

3 cups (750 mL) seedless watermelon chunks (1 inch/2.5 cm)

3 cups (750 mL) sliced seeded English cucumber (1/2 inch/1.25 cm)

1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped contemporary cilantro

3 tbsp (40 mL) slivered contemporary mint

To organize dressing, whisk collectively lime juice and hoisin sauce till blended.

Mix watermelon, cucumber, cilantro and mint in a bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Serve instantly. Serves 6.

Prepare dinner’s Observe: Cucumber must be halved lengthwise, seeded after which sliced crosswise earlier than measuring.

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