Philippine Grilled Watermelon and Pork Belly Salad

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Created by The Culinary Institute of America as an industry Service to the Watermelon Board.


  • Yields

    8 servings


Ingredients

Pork Belly:

Watermelon Rind Relish

Watermelon Adobo Dressing:

Salad:

Instructions

  1. For the pork belly: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Combine sugar, watermelon juice, rice vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce and lime juice in a bowl and stir to combine.
  2. Place pork belly in an oven proof dish and cover with the mixture. Cover with foil.
  3. Braise belly for 2 hours in the oven. Chill. Once cold, cut the pork belly into 1 inch cubes.
  4. For the watermelon rind relish: Combine watermelon rinds with sugar, vinegar, lime juice, cilantro stems, garlic, ginger, and salt. Let sit for 1 hour refrigerated.
  5. Combine all the dressing ingredients into a sauce pot, bring to a simmer, and cool.
  6. For the dressing: Place all the dressing ingredients together in mixing bowl and whisk together until combined.
  7. For the salad: Coat watermelon pieces in peanut oil and grill on high until charred on both sides. Cut in half.
  8. Coat pork belly in flour, salt and pepper and deep fry at 350°F until crispy.
  9. To assemble: Toss pork belly with watermelon rind relish, and the rest of the salad ingredients. Toss with the dressing.
  10. Plate grilled watermelon pieces with the pork belly salad on top. Garnish with basil leaves and additional rind relish.


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