Picked Watermelon Scallion Salad

"Picked Watermelon Scallion Salad"

Ingredients:

Serves for two

1/2 small seedless watermelon, peeled and cubed

2 T. rice wine vinegar

2 T. Mirin (sweet rice cooking wine)

1/2 T. granulated sugar

1 T. kosher salt1 tsp. toasted sesame oil

3 scallions: white and light green slices on bias, dark green sliced in long, thin stripssesame seeds for garnish

Steps on "How to make Picked Watermelon Scallion Salad"

1. Peel and cut watermelon and set aside. Slice scallions with green in long thin strips and white thinly sliced on bias and set aside in a small bowl.

2. No more than 2 hours before serving, mix the rice wine vinegar, mirin, sugar and salt in a small bowl. Add the watermelon and toss gently. Let marinate no more no 2 hours.

3. Drain off the pickling juice, reserving at least 1 teaspoon of juice. Let watermelon strain through a sieve or colander.

4. Add watermelon to a bowl, add in scallions. Mix the reserved pickling juice and toasted sesame oil together as a dressing and drizzle over the watermelon salad. Gently toss with hands and sprinkle in the sesame seeds. Serve immediately, best at room temperature.