Thai Spiced Watermelon Poke

(Home Friendly Version)

Ingredients:

• 20 cubes Watermelon (cut 1” x 1” cubes)
  

Thai Poke Sauce:

• 2 Thai Chili (minced)

• 7 Garlic Cloves (thinly sliced on mandolin if available).

• 5 oz. Ginger (fine julienne) 

• 1/4 cup White Scallion Rounds (chopped)

• 1/4 cup Inamona (if not available may omit or use ground toasted macadamia nuts)

• 1/8 cup Sesame Oil

• 1 cup White Balsamic

• 1/4 cup Sugar

• To Taste Black Pepper

Garnish:

• 6 – 8 slices Cucumber (thinly sliced on mandolin if available)

• 2 small Radish (thinly sliced on mandolin if available)

• 3 – 4 pieces Sea AsparagusBubu Arare (sprinkle as desired) 

Method

Place cubed watermelon in a plastic bag and vacuum seal with sauce mixture to intensify color of watermelon.  If the vacuum seal option is not available, just place in a Ziploc bag and release the air.  Refrigerate for at least 2 – 3 hours.  Remove from plastic and place watermelon cubes on a plate.  Salt & pepper watermelon.  Then, stir sauce to incorporate and spoon over the watermelon cubes.  Arrange cucumber, radish and sea asparagus on or around watermelon cubes.  Sprinkle bubu arare over the cubes and serve.

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