Susan Feniger's Burmese Gin Thoke Melon Salad

Name: Susan Feniger's Burmese Gin Thoke Melon Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dried green lentils; 473 milliliters wide-flake unsweetened coconut; 4 fresh kaffir lime leaves, chopped; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 59 milliliters lime juice (from 3 to 4 limes); 59 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 296 milliliters blanched raw peanuts; 59 milliliters sesame seeds, toasted; 2 Tbsps sugar

Susan Feniger's Burmese Gin Thoke Melon Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 808 calories, 22g of protein, and 55g of fat each. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have soy sauce, kosher salt, wide-flake coconut, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Start by cutting up the melons: Trim off the rind of all 3 melons, remove any seeds, and cut the flesh into 1/2 inch dice. Put all of the diced melon in a large mixing bowl.

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Melon

Seeds

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Mixing Bowl

In a separate bowl, combine the ginger, sesame seeds, lime juice, soy sauce, 1/4cup of the olive oil, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt.

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Sesame Seeds

Lime Juice

Olive Oil

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Sugar

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Bowl

Mix well and pour over the melon. Toss, and let marinate at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the salad.

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Melon

Put the lentils and 4 cups cold water in a small saucepan set over high heat, and bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.

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Lentils

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Sauce Pan

Add 1 teaspoon of the salt and cook for 5 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but not mushy.

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Lentils

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Drain, rinse with cold water to chill, and then stir into the melon mixture.

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Melon

Water

Combine the coconut, peanuts, kaffir lime, remaining 1 teaspoon sugar, remaining 1/4 cup olive oil, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large sauté pan. Toast the peanut mixture over mediumlow heat, stirring it constantly, until the coconut and peanuts have toasted, somewhat unevenly, to a golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Coconut