After peeling, people often throw away watermelon rind. Today, TasteVN will show you how to utilize watermelon rind to make a delicious, crispy, sweet and sour salad. Let’s get cooking right away with the watermelon salad!
1. Watermelon Salad with Shrimp and Pork
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Watermelon Salad with Shrimp and Pork Serves 4
Watermelon rind 500 gr Shrimp 200 gr Pork belly 200 gr Vietnamese coriander 50 gr Onion 100 gr Carrot 1 piece Lemon juice 10 ml Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced chili 1/2 teaspoon Fried onion 50 gr Roasted peanuts 50 gr Fish sauce 40 ml Sugar 40 gr
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh shrimp
- For salad shrimp, you should choose those of medium size, still alive, with a certain level of transparency, slightly curved back, and hard shell.
- Choose shrimp with the head and legs firmly attached to the body, and the tail evenly arranged, not too spread out.
- Avoid choosing shrimp that are too large or too small, discolored, or soft when squeezed.
How to choose delicious pork belly
- You should choose pieces of meat that have a bright pink color, high elasticity, and when pressed with your hand, it does not leave a dent.
- Fresh meat will be firm, with an even color, not slimy, and no unpleasant odor.
- Additionally, you should choose meat with a balanced ratio of lean and fat, with a thick outer skin, fat about 1.5 – 2cm thick, and the lean meat tightly attached to the layer of fat, which will taste better when cooked.
How to prepare Watermelon Salad with Shrimp and Pork
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Prepare watermelon rind
Use a peeler to remove the hard outer part of the watermelon rind, wash it clean. Then slice it into thin strips.
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Pre-process shrimp and pork belly
Rub salt around the pork belly to remove the odor, then rinse with water until clean and let it drain.
Put it in a pot and boil for about 20 minutes until the meat is cooked. Then take it out to cool and slice thinly.
Shrimp should be peeled, with the heads removed and the black thread on the back pulled out, washed clean, and then boiled until cooked before removing to cool.
Quick way to pull shrimp thread: Count backwards from the tail of the shrimp to the second groove connecting the two segments, insert a toothpick through this position and gently pull the black thread to remove it. -
Prepare vegetables
Peel and julienne the carrot. Wash and drain the rice paddy herb leaves.
Peel and chop the onion.
Tip:- After cutting the onion, soak it in a bowl of ice water to reduce the sharpness.
- Mix the carrot with 1 teaspoon of sugar in a bowl to make it crisper and sweeter!
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Make the dressing
Add 40ml of fish sauce and 40g of sugar into a small pan, place the pan on low heat, and stir with a spoon until the sugar completely dissolves.
Then turn off the heat, remove the pan, squeeze 10ml of lemon juice, add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of minced chili into the pan, mix well to complete the dressing for the salad.
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Mixing the salad
Add carrot, onion, watermelon, boiled pork, shrimp, Vietnamese coriander, fried onions, and roasted peanuts into a bowl.
Drizzle the prepared fish sauce mixture evenly, and mix well to complete the salad.
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Final product
A plate of watermelon salad is truly delicious and eye-catching, with the crispness of watermelon rind and carrot, refreshing taste, combined with shrimp and pork mingled with the harmonious sour and spicy flavor of the delicious dressing.
2. Jellyfish Watermelon Salad
Preparation
20 minutes
Processing
10 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Watermelon Jelly Salad For 3 servings
Watermelon rind 500 gr Sea jellyfish 200 gr Chili 1 piece Garlic 5 cloves Vinegar 1/2 tablespoon Sesame oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon
How to choose fresh and delicious jellyfish
- You should choose jellyfish that are still fresh, with thick flesh that has a pinkish color and is powdery like salt.
- If buying frozen jellyfish, pay attention to the origin, expiration date, and information from the manufacturer.
- Do not buy jellyfish that are mushy, leaking, or sticky.
- You should only use jellyfish sold at food stalls in markets or supermarkets that are certified for food safety, with clear origin and source. Do not catch and process jellyfish from the wild to avoid eating poisonous jellyfish.
How to prepare Watermelon Jelly Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Fresh jellyfish you bought should be soaked in salt water, then rinsed with clean water, drained, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
The watermelon rind should be cut to remove the green skin, the white part washed clean, sliced thinly, mixed with a little salt for about 15 minutes, then squeezed to remove water, and set aside.
Tips for properly preparing jellyfish- Cut the jellyfish flesh into bite-sized pieces and soak in salt water and alum, rinsing every 30 minutes, and repeat this process 3 times continuously.
- When you see the jellyfish flesh has turned light yellow or light red, you can proceed to cook the jellyfish into a dish.
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Make the salad dressing
Minced garlic and chili mixed well with vinegar and fish sauce.
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Mix the salad
Add the jellyfish and watermelon rind into a large bowl, pour the fish sauce mixture over and mix well, then add sesame oil and stir again.
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Final product
After mixing the salad, transfer it to a plate and enjoy. The dish is successful when it has a refreshing, crispy taste, with rich and appealing dressing.
2 ways to make watermelon salad from watermelon rind that is refreshing, delicious, unique, simple, and incredibly appealing as TasteVN has guided above, it’s really simple, isn’t it? Let’s show off your cooking skills now!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Cooky TV
