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Watermelon With Lime Dressing and Peanuts

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Platter of watermelon salad with basil and peanuts and a serving spoon next to a halved lime.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Heather Greene, Food Styling by Alison Attenborough

The jagged, irregular chunks of fruit in this salad make it clear that something unexpected is about to happen.

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. fish sauce
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
2 sprigs basil, plus leaves for serving
1/2 (6-lb.) baby seedless watermelon, rind removed, flesh cut into irregular bite-size pieces (about 6 cups)
1/4 cup salted, dry-roasted peanuts
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Flaky sea salt

  1. Step 1

    Stir lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and 1 Tbsp. water in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Lightly crush 2 basil sprigs by scrunching up in your hand and add to dressing along with watermelon; toss gently until coated.

    Step 2

    Transfer watermelon salad to a platter, leaving basil sprigs behind. Top with peanuts and basil leaves, drizzle with oil, and season with salt.

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  • This is a Vietnamese riff on watermelon salad. I substitute peanut oil for olive oil (for obvious reasons - Asian) and add a little soy sauce (1/2 the amount of the fish sauce) and ginger root. To the fresh basil, I add Thai basil, cilantro, and mint, depending on what's available. --- Pity the person reviewing the recipe who didn't make it - but decided that the fish sauce ruined it. There is whole cuisine that is based on fish sauce, sugar and lime that is deeply satisfying, especially in hot weather.

    • OneJadedFoodie

    • Bridgeport, CT

    • 7/24/2022

  • Please note I meant to give this two forks - even that is a bit generous.

    • earodgers

    • Philly area

    • 7/8/2021

  • I am a vegetarian so I subbed out the fish sauce for soy sauce. It was good but not quite the flavor I am looking for in a lighter summer salad.

    • earodgers

    • Philadelphia area

    • 7/8/2021

  • Adorable video about cutting watermelon!! Haven't made the salad yet, but am sure I'll love it!

    • anniee

    • Minnesota

    • 8/13/2020

  • This was amazing! The fish sauce does all the difference. I added mozzarella and honeydew melon on my second round, and it works well too!

    • amanda.e.andersen9349

    • Gothenburg, Sweden

    • 6/14/2020

  • The thought of watermelon, lime juice and basil was appealing to me, but the fish sauce made this a loser in my book.

    • gigibeck

    • 6/10/2020

Tags Salad Watermelon Melon Fruit Peanut Nut Lime Citrus Side Starter Dinner Lunch Dairy Free Gluten Free Vegan Vegetarian Quick Easy No-Cook Bon Appétit

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