recipe from Delish and photo by ERIK BERNSTEIN

Refreshing and super easy, this Thai watermelon salad recipe walks the tightrope between sweet and spicy in just the right way. The combination of peak-summer watermelon and juicy peaches is coated in a Thai-inspired dressing that hits all the right flavor notes. There’s umami-packed fish sauce, tangy lime juice, and a trifecta of heat from fresh chiles, fresh ginger, and sambal oelek. Finished with basil, scallions, and peanuts, the salad is perfect served alongside easy grilled main dishes, like shrimp, steak, or salmon.

Play around with the chiles based on what you can find at the grocery store. Jalapeños are a great and easily accessible substitute for serrano chiles, but Thai bird chiles would be an ideal swap. If you like heat, use the entire pepper; if you don’t, make sure to take out the seeds.