Malaysian Watermelon Salad

Malaysian Watermelon Salad

You've never had watermelon like this before! An Asian-inspired watermelon and bacon salad is served with home-pickled watermelon rind, cilantro, and green onions in a gingery lime dressing.

Preparation Time
60 mins
Cooking Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Calories
323 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Bring 1 1/2 cups of seasoned rice vinegar to a boil in a saucepan, and mix in the 2 pieces of crushed ginger root, shallots, red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup of light brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Stir until the brown sugar and salt have dissolved, and remove from heat. Place watermelon rind into a large heatproof nonreactive bowl, and strain the pickling liquid through a fine mesh strainer into the watermelon rind. Stir to combine, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Step 2
Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Chop the bacon into pieces when cooled.
Step 3
For dressing, place 1/2 cup of peeled and chopped ginger, garlic, lime juice, 1 cup of seasoned rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and cilantro stems in a blender. Blend on high speed, scraping down blender sides occasionally, until the ginger and cilantro stems are pulverized and the dressing is thoroughly blended.
Step 4
To assemble, place about 1 cup of watermelon cubes onto a salad plate, and drizzle with about 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Top with about 2 tablespoons of the pickled rind, 1 to 2 tablespoons of bacon bits, 1 tablespoon of cilantro leaves, and about 1/2 tablespoon of chopped green onion, or to taste.
Malaysian Watermelon Salad

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 4 limes, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 1 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • ½ cup peeled and chopped fresh ginger root
  • 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
  • 1 bunch cilantro, stems and leaves separated
  • 1 ½ cups seasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 (3 inch) pieces fresh ginger root, peeled and lightly crushed
  • 4 cups watermelon rind, white part only, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 (1 pound) package thick cut bacon
  • 12 cups chilled seedless watermelon, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

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