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Spicy Grilled Shrimp And Melon Salad Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Jimrug1 / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago An Excellent brunch or light lunch Dish. The shrimp do have heat but it is balanced well by the cool minty melons. The trick to this salad is to cool the grilled shrimp, in their shells, at room temparature rather than the refrigerator which can to... More Prep:40m Cook:3m Servings:4	Jimrug1
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Ingredients

MARINADE

15 dried Chiles de Arbol Toasted & Ground(about 2 Tbls.) Or 2 Tbls Cayenne

1 1/2 cups Olive Oil

1 Tsp Salt

2 cloves Garlic sliced

1 Bunch Cilantro chopped

Juice of 1 Lime

SALAD

35 Medium Shrimp with shells on, heads removed

4 cups Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Honeydew 1/2 inch dice

3 Tbls Sugar

1/2 cup finely chopped Mint leaves

Juice of 1 Lime

1 Tbl Rice Wine Vinegar

3 cups Romaine, central rib removed, cut into wide strips.

Directions

In a bowl or large Ziplock bag, combine Oil with ground Chile, Cilantro, Garlic, Lime juice, and Salt. Add Shrimp and marinate 2 - 3 hours at room temp or overnight in the refrigerator.

Combine Melons, Mint, Sugar, Lime Juice, and Vinegar. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Remove Shrimp from Marinade and pat dry w/ paper towel. Reserve Marinade. On a HOT Grill, Grill Shrimp for about 3 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Toss the Romaine with 3 - 4 Tbls of the reserved Marinade just to coat. Make a bed of greens on each plate.

Drain the Melons slightly. Peel Shrimp and toss in some of the reserve Marinade.

Arrainge Melons and Shrimp on Romaine..

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lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
How delightful, Jim! Oooh, I love the flavor combination. The minty coolness of the melon with the sweet, citrus, vinegar dressing paired with those spicy, hot, succulent, grilled shrimp. I also bet this makes one beautiful and appetizing presentation. I'm saving this to try - sounds so wonderful. Thanks for sharing!

grandmommy 1 year, 8 months ago said:
What a great combo of flavors. Recipes with watermelon always catch my eye. I love watermelon so much that one year it was my birthday cake. I forget how my family attached the candles. Thanks Jim!
Denise

kidaria 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I love the combination. Great for the summer. I'm off to the market for some shrimp!

berry 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Oh my gosh... what a combianation Jim..

notyourmomma 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Jim, I love watermelon and have been eating watermelon,radish, mint, and feta/with red onion for a week (dressed with balsalmic, olive oil, lime zest and a drizzle of honey). I never thought of adding shrimp, grilled shrimp would make it sublime. Oh, I'll be a rock star when I serve this......next chance I get. Bravo

linda2230 10 months ago said:
Oh yum! The ingredients look great, what a delicious combination of flavors. This will also a great summer salad. I will try it for sure long before then though.

Cuz

lunasea 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Ohhhh baby, I made this tonight and it is wonderful! I put the shrimp in the marinade this morning and let it go while I was work, then grilled them off on soaked skewers when I got home. Let them cool in their shells before peeling and it does make them so juicy and tender.

I really love the textures and flavor combination. The bite of the cripy romaine, danced lightly in the spicy shrimp marinade. The sweet, minty and vinegar/citrus melon pairing. Add the fiery and succulent heaven of the peeled shrimp. It's like giving your mouth a love letter of flavor. And don't be afraid of the heat the Chiles de Arbol bring. It's nicely cooled by the melon...perfect.

Plus, it's a sexy, gorgeous, colorful and appetizing presentation. This would make a GREAT date offering. Just sayin'...who wouldn't be thrilled to be served this beauty?

Great recipe, Jim hon. Sending you some pictures I took. Hopefully I snapped one good enough to do this recipe of yours justice.

Thank you!! ;-) ~Vickie

lilliancooks 6 months, 2 weeks ago said:
What a beautiful and unique salad! The flavor combo sounds amazing! Great pic and review Lunasea!!!

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