Crunchy Thai-Style Salad
A crisp salad combining watermelon, cream cheese, and radishes: East meets West as Asian and European ingredients unite in a bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 bundle radishes
- 1 piece watermelon (about 200 g flesh)
- 1 small red onion
- 150 g arugula
- 0.5 bundle flat parsley
- 2 tbsp black sesame seeds
- 1 piece fresh ginger (about 2 cm long)','1 small lime','1.5 tbsp soy sauce','1 tsp sesame oil','2 tbsp olive oil','1 tsp chili sauce','150 g crumbly cream cheese (13% fat)
Instructions
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1.
Wash, trim, and slice the radishes into thin rounds.
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2.
Pit the watermelon and scoop the flesh into bite‑size spheres.
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3.
Peel the onion and dice it very finely.
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4.
Rinse the arugula and parsley, pat dry, and tear the parsley leaves off the stems.
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5.
Toast the sesame seeds in a pan, remove and let cool.
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6.
Peel the ginger, grate finely, then squeeze out the juice by hand. Squeeze the lime for its juice.
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7.
Whisk the ginger and lime juices with soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, and chili sauce in a bowl.
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Toss the arugula, parsley, watermelon, radishes, and onion cubes with the dressing, arrange on plates, top with crumbly cream cheese, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds, and serve.