When we first saw the idea of vegan tuna especially out of watermelon, we honestly thought it was ridiculous and that this would never be worth the effort however we were wrong! This is delicious and so worth trying. It makes a fabulous centrepiece dish and although it takes a long time, the oven does all the work!
Takes 2 hourshours40 minutesminutes
Serves 500
Ingredients
1baby watermelon
Dressing:
1tbspsesame oil
1clovegarlic
3cmcube piece of gingerapprox 8g
2tbsptamari/ soy sauce
1tbspmaple syrup
1tspmirin or vinegar of choice
1tbspblack sesame seeds
1tbspwhite sesame seeds
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C
Using a small knife carefully remove the skin of the baby watermelon.
Add to a baking tray and bake for 2 hours turning the melon every 30 mins so that it cooked evenly.
After 2 hours it will have developed a light skin and started to lightly brown around the edges, time to make your dressing.
Peel and finely grate the ginger and garlic, add in the rest of the ingredient for the dressing and mix well.
Remove the baked watermelon from the oven and using a pastry brush, brush all the exposed watermelon in a generous coating and baking for 10 mins. Remove and turn the watermelon and brush with the dressing and bake again for 10 mins. Finally remove again and brush with the last layer of the dressing again with a generous layer and bake for a final 10 mins
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When you say turn, do you mean turn over, ie flip it upside down, or just rotate the baking tray?