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Spicy cucumber & watermelon salad

Spicy cucumber & watermelon salad

Up your salad game with this noodle, cucumber and watermelon salad in a punchy dressing, topped with peanuts. It works as a standalone dish or summer barbecue side

View original recipe on bbcgoodfood.com

dinnerlunchside-dishsalad

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: 2

Nutritional Information

Calories:424 kcal

Carbohydrate:59 g

Fat:15 g

Dietary Fiber:4 g

Protein:11 g

Saturated Fat:3 g

Sodium:1.5 mg

Sugar:23 g

Ingredients

100g dried flat rice noodles

1 lime juiced

1 shallot finely chopped

1 small red chilli deseeded if you prefer less heat and finely chopped

1 tbsp soy sauce

1/2 tbsp crispy chilli oil

1/2 tbsp sesame oil

pinch of sugar

1 whole cucumber cut in half and deseeded

1/2 small watermelon skin and seeds removed, 500g flesh cut into chunks

small handful of mint leaves picked and finely chopped

25g roasted peanuts roughly chopped

Instructions

Step 1
Cook the noodles following pack instructions, drain and rinse under cold water so they don’t stick. Mix the lime juice and shallot in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and set aside for 5 mins. Mix in the red chilli, soy sauce, chilli oil, sesame oil and sugar. Set aside for 5 mins.
Step 2
Roughly slice the cucumber and tip into the bowl along with cooked noodles, watermelon and mint. Toss well to combine and serve with the peanuts scattered over the top.