Fresh vegetable salad in a bowl, featuring diced tomatoes, cucumber, and green onions, topped with pine nuts and sesame seeds. Accompanied by lime wedges, salt in a wooden bowl, and utensils on a checkered napkin, all arranged on a textured gray surface.
Side Sea Salt Recipes

Tomato and Watermelon Poke

This is a great vegetarian option for poke – and a sure-to-be summer favorite. Compressing the watermelon is optional, but will give the watermelon a deeper color, almost resembling ahi tuna. Use the best quality ponzu and sesame oil available to make this simple dressing really shine.

Choosing the Right Salt –
When combining watermelon, tomato, ponzu, sesame oil and green onions, mix in Morton® Fine Sea Salt to ensure ingredients are evenly coated with flavor. Finish with Morton® Coarse Sea Salt to add texture to the poke.
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Ingredients Instructions

Key Information

Dish Type

Side

Difficulty

medium

Serves

4

Ingredient List

Ingredients and measurements.

  • 2 each large heirloom tomatoes
  • 3 cups diced watermelon
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • ½ tsp Morton® Fine Sea Salt
  • ½ cup pine nuts
  • ½ cup citrus ponzu
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp sliced green onions
  • 1 ½ cups prepared seaweed salad
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp Morton® Coarse Sea Salt

Cooking Instructions

Step-By-Step Cooking Information and Guidance

Step 1

OPTIONAL: Compress watermelon by placing in a vacuum sealed bag and removing all air and sealing closed. This compresses the juices in the watermelon and makes it look just like tuna poke.

Step 2

Set oven to 350°F.

Step 3

Lay pine nuts in a single layer on a baking tray and toast in oven until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Remove and set aside to cool.

Step 4

Dice tomatoes into medium sized pieces.

Step 5

Remove the skin and seed of the avocado and dice into medium sized pieces. Mix with the juice of 1 lime and Morton® Fine Sea Salt. Fold in watermelon, tomato, ponzu, sesame oil, and green onions.

Step 6

Divide poke into 4 bowls.

Step 7

Top with seaweed salad, pine nuts, and sesame seeds.

Step 8

Finish with a sprinkle of Morton® Coarse sea salt.

Tips For Success

Reduce Food Waste Tip:  Make today’s poke tomorrow’s salad! Toss finished poke with your favorite salad greens and diced cooked chicken to make a chopped Chinese chicken salad, or serve the poke over cooked brown rice or grains to turn it into a heartier option.

Morton Products USED IN THIS RECIPE

Our products that bring this dish together
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Sea Salt Coarse 17.6 oz

Coarse sea salt created by sea water that has been evaporated by the sun.   Our coarse sea salt is created by sea water that has been evaporated by the sun. The larger salt crystals add a crunch along with a burst of flavor to any food, making it a great option as a finishing salt on vegetables, roasted potatoes, fruit and chocolate desserts.

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