This refreshing noodle salad fit for a sultry summer night may become your new favourite way to luxuriate in watermelon. The flavourful sweet-sour watermelon sauce is the perfect foil for the slippery noodles and crunchy vegetables. Alternate cooking methods include oven roasting or pan frying. If you want to fire up the flavour a bit, add more chili sauce.
Skin deep
Your go-to summer fruit, watermelon, is a rich source of skin-benefitting lycopene and a large well of water to help with hydration, vital for maintaining healthy-looking skin. Chicken provides high-quality protein to supply important amino acids, the building blocks for collagen production and firm skin. Carrots contain high amounts of beta carotene, a plant compound with strong antioxidant activity to help protect against sun damage for some people.
Thigh high
For high-heat cooking like grilling, chicken thighs are more forgiving than chicken breast as they are less prone to becoming very dry.
This recipe was originally published in the August 2025 issue of alive magazine.
