Spicy Grilled Shrimp And Melon Salad
From jimrug1 16 years ago
- 3 minutes to make
- Serves 4
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 toughen and dry them out, and peel them at the last minute. Read more Any kind or combination of melons can be used but the watermelon is a must. I made this recipe once last summer and it was quite well received. See less
Ingredients
- marinade shopping list
- 15 dried Chiles de Arbol toasted & Ground(about 2 Tbls.) Or 2 Tbls cayenne shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil shopping list
- 1 Tsp salt shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic sliced shopping list
- 1 Bunch cilantro chopped shopping list
- juice of 1 lime shopping list
- SALAD shopping list
- 35 medium shrimp with shells on, heads removed shopping list
- 4 cups watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew 1/2 inch dice shopping list
- 3 Tbls sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mint leaves shopping list
- juice of 1 lime shopping list
- 1 Tbl rice wine vinegar shopping list
- 3 cups Romaine, central rib removed, cut into wide strips. shopping list
How to make it
- 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..
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
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 presenta...more
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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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
grandmommy
in Nashville loved it
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Oh my gosh... what a combianation Jim..
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