Tomato and Watermelon Salad

Tomato and watermelon salads are best in the summertime when tomatoes are ripe and in season. This salad is easy to prepare and only takes a few minutes to make. You can prepare the dressing in advance and keep it refrigerated to use throughout the week.

Ingredients (salad):
2 medium beefsteak tomatoes, cut into thick slices
1 seedless watermelon
mint leaves

Ingredients (dressing):
1 lime
1/3 cup sugar
1 tspn crushed red pepper flakes
1 tspn fresh ginger, grated

Preparation (dressing):

1. grate the zest from the outside of the lime into a saucepan.
2. squeeze the juice from the lime into the saucepan.
3. add the red pepper flakes, sugar, and ginger to the saucepan along with 1/2 cup of cold water.
4. heat the mixture over medium heat stirring it occasionally.
5. after mixture starts to boil for about 3 minutes, remove saucepan from the heat and let the dressing cool.
   

Preparation (salad):

1. layer 1 slice of tomato on 1 slice of watermelon for each salad.
2. repeat step #1.
3. garnish with mint.
4. drizzle dressing over each salad.
   

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