How to Make a Watermelon Salad with Cotija and Serrano Chiles

Test cook Lan Lam and host Bridget Lancaster show you how to make an easy watermelon salad.
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  • @LarryFaulkner
    @LarryFaulkner2 жыл бұрын

    I love it when you feature Lan. The way she cooks and explains each step makes you feel like she's a true expert. And she does it in a friendly, approachable way. Thank you!

  • @stephaneslec2171
    @stephaneslec21712 жыл бұрын

    I like everyone at ATK and Lan is without a doubt my favorite, she is graceful and elegant. She always share great ideas, I appreciate and I am grateful for her contribution. Thanks a Bunch!

  • @chrisandersen5635
    @chrisandersen56352 жыл бұрын

    Love it, and Lan is one of my faves, and I could not click fast enough. Love Bridget too. Great team. This salad sounds wonderful.

  • @patriciagarrett9042
    @patriciagarrett90422 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful, as a watermelon lover, I'm sure I will find the ingredients to enjoy this magnificent upgrade. 💯 ❣️

  • @craigmatsueda6602
    @craigmatsueda66022 жыл бұрын

    Lan’s creations are always so delicious!💪💪💪😋😋😋

  • @marimaynard1435
    @marimaynard1435 Жыл бұрын

    I watched this video the other day and immediately went to store to get all ingredients…as it is August, watermelon was plentiful. I made the salad for dinner. We loved it. The next day, my husband asked it we could have it again for dinner (side dish).

  • @jkhegarty857
    @jkhegarty857 Жыл бұрын

    In my watermelon 🍉 salad I first soak red onions 🌰 (in cold water approx 10 minutes) to rid the sharp taste. I use chopped mint, crumbled Feta Cheese, & balsamic glaze as a dressing. The sweet of the watermelon, the salty of the feta, the tang of the onions & the brightness of the Chopped mint 😋 brings it all together. It's refreshing on a summer's ☀️ day.

  • @danilincks5809

    @danilincks5809

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m definitely trying your version, it sounds amazing! Once I had a pomegranate seed, chopped mint leaves and kosher salt salad that was amazing

  • @monazaki7227
    @monazaki72272 жыл бұрын

    Lam is such a talented cook! What an addition to the team! I love her beef recipe with Hunger Pangs!

  • @yvonnefarrell1029

    @yvonnefarrell1029

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know, right? My gran would have used the watermelon rinds for watermelon pickle, such great childhood memories around watermelon and this a new memory eh?

  • @Scott_Atlanta
    @Scott_Atlanta2 жыл бұрын

    The Lan, especially the long hair Lan, is 💯💯 and no jabroni.

  • @tommacdonald6295
    @tommacdonald62952 жыл бұрын

    Love this video. Lan and Bridget are a great team, 👍, great recipes 👌.

  • @dianejung1976
    @dianejung19762 жыл бұрын

    Knew I had to try this when Cotija cheese was an ingredient

  • @greatboniwanker
    @greatboniwanker2 жыл бұрын

    Wow. I can't wait to tuck into this!

  • @MYNAMElSDAVID
    @MYNAMElSDAVID2 жыл бұрын

    That looks... interesting. Looks really pretty.

  • @amosaiccosmos6302
    @amosaiccosmos63022 жыл бұрын

    Serranos aren’t too hot. Am interested in trying this recipe this summer. Thanks ladies! Thanks video guy!

  • @wastrelway3226

    @wastrelway3226

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not as hot as some chili peppers, but they vary with the season and the growing conditions. Even if you try a little bit and decide that the ones you have are too hot for this salad, you can roast them a bit to mellow them out. Letting them rest in the dressing like they do also helps.

  • @mgfroyo
    @mgfroyo11 ай бұрын

    I'm so excited because we planted serranos instead of jalapeños this year and have a thousand peppers and this a fun way to use them

  • @eclecticexplorer7828
    @eclecticexplorer78282 жыл бұрын

    I am definitely going to make this!

  • @bettyjohnson7762
    @bettyjohnson77622 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to make this with dinner this evening. Just the thing during a heat wave

  • @michaelbaumgardner2530
    @michaelbaumgardner25302 жыл бұрын

    Most interesting assortment of flavors.

  • @JeffreyPang-seattle
    @JeffreyPang-seattle2 жыл бұрын

    Looks good, will try 😘

  • @LaurelHocin
    @LaurelHocin3 ай бұрын

    Can hardly wait to make this!

  • @angelbulldog4934
    @angelbulldog49342 жыл бұрын

    Sharing this with my cooking group on Telegram. Thanks, ladies. 😊

  • @annetteswanson5514
    @annetteswanson55142 жыл бұрын

    Made my mouth water!! Yum~ 🤟✌️🍉😇

  • @flybyairplane3528
    @flybyairplane35282 жыл бұрын

    ATK,,,Hello, LAN,, I have to try this most unique idea, it surly looks fabulous & tasty,, THANKS,,,,,,🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @joeysausage3437
    @joeysausage34372 жыл бұрын

    Dear ATK, Thanks for what you do.

  • @danilincks5809
    @danilincks5809 Жыл бұрын

    This looks amazing, I wonder if using Tajin would work!

  • @1111MeditationPortal
    @1111MeditationPortal2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, I am gonna try it.

  • @alexanderivory-brown118
    @alexanderivory-brown1182 жыл бұрын

    Looks delicious :) yummmm

  • @dianadambrosio1
    @dianadambrosio1 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @teebryson2400
    @teebryson2400 Жыл бұрын

    This dish was really quite good. Had to drain a good amount of the dressing off before serving and so the toppings would stick instead of float in the marinade, but otherwise I would thoroughly recommend to anyone. Will definitely be a part of our summer rotation

  • @annabaker4857

    @annabaker4857

    Жыл бұрын

    yes, I tried draining off the excess watermelon juice before adding lime juice mixture, but still had too much "soup" at the bottom.

  • @cynthiafreeman2995
    @cynthiafreeman2995 Жыл бұрын

    Delicious

  • @proximalgaming
    @proximalgaming2 жыл бұрын

    Trust in Lam

  • @barbaracholak5204
    @barbaracholak52042 жыл бұрын

    Hello ATK Salutations from California 😋

  • @Thesilverthunder777
    @Thesilverthunder7779 ай бұрын

    she's so great.

  • @norenedetorres9057
    @norenedetorres90572 жыл бұрын

    Yum

  • @carrdoug99
    @carrdoug99 Жыл бұрын

    This salad is great paired with spicy grilled/sauted shrimp! 😋

  • @pjhenz1
    @pjhenz12 жыл бұрын

    You could substitute Follow Your Heart vegan feta for the cotiija to make it 100% vegan. Looks amazing!

  • @jameshouse2982

    @jameshouse2982

    2 жыл бұрын

    do you prefer that over violife

  • @elssmit146
    @elssmit1462 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, do you ha ve a végane version ?

  • @DoughboyGod
    @DoughboyGod2 жыл бұрын

    💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

  • @sansol3395
    @sansol33952 жыл бұрын

    I love watermelon with cayenne pepper and hint of salt .

  • @hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda
    @hectorrobertocontrerasmiranda2 жыл бұрын

    co - tea - HA is the cheese cotiya (actually cotilla) in Spanish is a rarely used word for the nosy person that likes to gossip thanks for the recipe Lan, i can almost taste it! the sweet watermelon with the salty cotija and is orange spicy rind plus the serrano amazing

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord83372 жыл бұрын

    Time for Americans to start using their watermelon rinds. Peel off the skin, segment and slice away the red from the green rind, and also put rind portions into the watermelon salad (!). The rind potentially has more healthy and nutritious minerals, amino acids, especially citrulline, and should start being eaten and used from now on. Leave nothing to waste - no wonder the pigs eating the watermelon scraps are so healthy and fit !!!

  • @johnlord8337

    @johnlord8337

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you want, get out a scraper and scrape the melon rind making watermelon spaghetti - like broccoli and califlower stem spaghetti

  • @danielploy9143
    @danielploy91432 жыл бұрын

    Lan is soo beautiful…

  • @yvonnefarrell1029
    @yvonnefarrell10292 жыл бұрын

    Don't want the heat use a jalapeno instead. What a mouthwatering recipe.

  • @wastrelway3226
    @wastrelway32262 жыл бұрын

    Yikes! Always wash your hands well after you handle hot chili peppers like Serranos, Jalepenos, Poblanos, Anchos... take it from me. I forgot once and I will never forget again. I hope. I wish that they had mentioned that.

  • @nancydrew1102
    @nancydrew11022 жыл бұрын

    No a fan of this combo way to oniony the cilantro over powers it too . Next time Im going to try basil or Mint . Can you grill the melon as wonder if grilled Halloumi would good on the grilled watermelon steak ??

  • @CoinSlotKitty
    @CoinSlotKitty2 жыл бұрын

    Just eat watermelon or cantaloupe with hot sauce it's really good

  • @jessstuart7495
    @jessstuart74952 жыл бұрын

    Oil and water don't mix, but cheese and watermelon should not mix.

  • @censorshipagainstthemiddle6198
    @censorshipagainstthemiddle619810 ай бұрын

    Adding sugar to a watermelon salad is blasphemy

  • @Fatamorgana420
    @Fatamorgana4202 жыл бұрын

    Hard pass.