Spicy cucumber & watermelon salad

• dried flat rice noodles↗100g g
• lime↗1

  juiced

• shallot↗1

  finely chopped

• red chilli↗1 small

  deseeded if you prefer less heat and finely chopped

• soy sauce↗1 tbsp tbsp
• crispy chilli oil½ tbsp tbsp
• sesame oil↗½ tbsp tbsp
• sugar↗pinch of

  pinch of

• cucumber↗1 whole

  cut in half and deseeded

• watermelon↗½ small

  skin and seeds removed, 500g flesh cut into chunks

• mint↗small handful of

  leaves picked and finely chopped

• roasted peanuts↗25g g

  roughly chopped

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook the noodles following pack instructions, drain and rinse under cold water so they don’t stick. Mix the lime juice and shallot in a large bowl with a pinch of salt and set aside for 5 mins. Mix in the red chilli, soy sauce, chilli oil, sesame oil and sugar. Set aside for 5 mins.

2. 2

   Roughly slice the cucumber and tip into the bowl along with cooked noodles, watermelon and mint. Toss well to combine and serve with the peanuts scattered over the top.