A very simple summer salad with an added punch.
Ingredients
- Half a watermelon, peeled and sliced
- 2 cucumbers, cut on the bias
- Juice of 1 lime, plus lime chunks to serve
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
For the chili-lime salt
Pinch of chili flakes to taste
Fine sea salt
2 tbsp caster sugar or to taste
Zest of 1 lime
Method
1. To make the chili-lime salt, grind the chilies with the salt in a spice grinder or small food processor, then stir in the sugar and lime zest.
2. Arrange the watermelon and cucumber on a salad dish. Squeeze over the lime, drizzle with the olive oil and dust with the chili-lime salt. Serve at once, with extra lime to squeeze over.
Recipe: Cucumber, Watermelon and Chili Salad
