Summer Flounder Crudo

steps

Divide sliced flounder onto chilled plates, about 2 ounces per plate. To assemble, place a few dollops of chili paste between flounder slices, followed by watermelon. Add 3 pieces of each herb and drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. 

Chile Paste

2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 shallot, roughly chopped
6 aji dulce peppers, stemmed and roughly chopped (or substitute 1 red bell pepper)
1 red jalapeno, unseeded, stemmed and roughly chopped
2 pinches kosher salt
1 pinch sugar 

1. Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until a paste forms. Adjust seasoning to taste.
2. If you want a hotter paste, add a little more sugar. The fructose from the sugar binds itself to the capsaicin in the peppers, adding more heat. Contrarily, for a milder heat, remove the seeds from the jalapeno before chopping.