Submitted by Leslie Sheu, MD, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine, UCSF Health
My Story
During the pandemic, we have limited our Costco runs to once every two weeks, and often buy in bulk at the Business Costco. This has forced us to get creative in the kitchen! This salad was inspired by a 25 lb case of Roma tomatoes and a pound of cilantro. It turned out delicious, and perfect during our heat waves.
Recipe
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Dressing
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1.5 teaspoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons julienned fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
Nori sesame salt
2 nori sheets
1.5 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
0.25 teaspoons kosher salt
Salad
2 lbs Roma tomatoes (cut into chunks)
1 lb watermelon (cubed, roughly the same size as the tomato chunks)
3 scallions (chopped)
1 cup cilantro (coarsely chopped)
Instructions
Whisk the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and oyster sauce together. Stir in the ginger and garlic, set aside.
Tear nori sheets into smaller pieces and pulse in a small food processor to turn it into a coarse powder. Stir in toasted sesame seeds and salt.
Combine tomatoes, watermelon, scallions, and cilantro in a bowl. Pour dressing over salad and stir to combine.
Just before serving, top with the nori sesame salt.
Notes
This recipe is crammed full of flavor. Olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, oyster sauce, nori, sesame, tomato, cilantro, scallion – each ingredient packs a punch. They all work together and it tastes great, but think of this more like a tasting menu dish – have a small amount and leave yourself wanting more.
The original recipe calls for plums instead of watermelon. Substitute 5 large plums for the watermelon.
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