Burmese Gin Thoke Melon Salad - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Recipe by Susan Feniger
If it's melon season, you have to make this. In Burma (Myanmar), gin thoke, meaning "ginger mix," is a blend of crispy fried garlic, sesame seeds, and ginger, and is eaten as a sweet digestive snack after meals. Although not nativ
Ingredients
- 1/2 small seedless watermelon (2 1/2 pounds)
- 1/2 ripe cantaloupe melon (1 1/2 pounds)
- 1/4 ripe honeydew melon (1 pound)
- 2 (3-inch) pieces young ginger,* peeled and minced (1/3 cup); or 2 (3-inch) pieces regular fresh ginger, peeled and minced (1/3 cup)
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted
- 1/4 cup lime juice (from 3 to 4 limes)
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 cup dried green lentils
- 2 cups wide-flake unsweetened coconut
- 1 1/4 cups blanched raw peanuts
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.
- In a separate bowl, combine the ginger, sesame seeds, lime juice, soy sauce, 1/4 cup of the olive oil, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Mix well and pour over the melon. Toss, and let marinate at room temperature while you prepare the rest of the salad.
- 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. Add 1 teaspoon of the salt and cook for 5 minutes, or until the lentils are tender but not mushy. Drain, rinse with cold water to chill, and then stir into the melon mixture.
- 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 medium-low heat, stirring it constantly, until the coconut and peanuts have toasted, somewhat unevenly, to a golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Just before serving, add the peanut mixture to the melon mixture and stir gently to combine. Serve in a large bowl, preferably at room temperature.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Honey, Nuts.
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