thai watermelon salad

i finally got that 50 pound watermelon from my car. i'm really glad i did, totally worth the lug up the street. 

if it were up to me, watermelon would be the only melon. 
honeydew and cantaloupe. psh. you good for nothing, oversized chunks. ruining my fruit salad eating moments. you bring shame to the melon family. 
but dearest watermelon, you are everything a melon should be.


make this after you've eaten enough watermelon to become a human water bottle and can feel the water sloshing around in your stomach. and yet you still have a ton of watermelon left. 
sesame. soy. ginger. cilantro. toasty sunflower seeds. put it on watermelon. yum. i want to eat this outside with salmon burgers. come join?

Thai Watermelon Salad

adapted from Jamie Oliver, Jamie's Dinners

1/4 of a watermelon, cut in small cubes

a couple big handfuls of cilantro

a couple big handfuls of arugula

a handful of fresh mint

3-4 radishes sliced thin

a handful of sunflower seeds

a chunk of feta

for dressing:

a small knob of fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 red and 1 green pepper, deseeded and sliced thin

2 tbsp soy sauce

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp sesame oil

juice of 3-4 limes

sea salt and pepper

mix up all dressing ingredients. put watermelon, radishes, arugula, and herbs in a bowl. toast sunflower seeds in the oven or in a pan. toss dressing in. top with warm seeds and crumble feta on top.