INDIA

Chef and cookbook author Romy Gill has shared her simple recipe for watermelon salad. Romy will be appearing at the Speakers’ Corner at the National Geographic Traveller Food Festival to talk about her book, Zaika: Vegan Recipes from India.

Tarbuj ka salad

SERVES: 4 TAKES: 5 MINS

INGREDIENTS

1 small watermelon, halved 1 lime, juiced (if you don’t have a lime, use the juice of ½ lemon) ½ tsp sea salt (substitute with chaat masala or mango powder, if you have these to hand) 2 tsp fresh mint, chopped ½ tsp black pepper, crushed

METHOD

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and serve. It’s refreshing, delicious and very simple to make.