Tomato and Watermelon Salad

tomato watermelon salad
Tomato and watermelon salads are best in the summertime when tomatoes are ripe and in season. This salad is easy to prepare and only takes a few minutes to make. You can prepare the dressing in advance and keep it refrigerated to use throughout the week.

Ingredients (salad):

2 medium beefsteak tomatoes, cut into thick slices
1 seedless watermelon
mint leaves

Ingredients (dressing):
1 lime
1/3 cup sugar
1 tspn crushed red pepper flakes
1 tspn fresh ginger, grated

Preparation (dressing):
  1. grate the zest from the outside of the lime into a saucepan.
  2. squeeze the juice from the lime into the saucepan.
  3. add the red pepper flakes, sugar, and ginger to the saucepan along with 1/2 cup of cold water.
  4. heat the mixture over medium heat stirring it occasionally.
  5. after mixture starts to boil for about 3 minutes, remove saucepan from the heat and let the dressing cool.
Preparation (salad):
  1. layer 1 slice of tomato on 1 slice of watermelon for each salad.
  2. repeat step #1.
  3. garnish with mint.
  4. drizzle dressing over each salad.
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