Shrimp-and-Melon Salad

Name: Shrimp-and-Melon Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 head Bibb lettuce, torn; 473 milliliters 1/2-inch cubed cantaloupe; 79 milliliters chopped dry-roasted shelled pistachios; 1 large English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh mint; 2 Tbsps honey; 473 milliliters 1/2-inch cubed honeydew melon; 5 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 118 milliliters olive oil; 118 milliliters vertically sliced red onion; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 shallot, minced; 454 grams cooked medium shrimp; 473 milliliters 1/2-inch cubed watermelon

Shrimp-and-Melon Salad is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 19g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 378 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of rice vinegar, lime juice, cucumber, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Whisk together first 7 ingredients in a small bowl to make a vinaigrette. Stir in pistachios, and set aside.

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Combine shrimp and next 5 ingredients.

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Shrimp

Add vinaigrette, tossing to coat.

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Serve salad in lettuce-lined serving bowls.

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Lettuce

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Wine note: "This recipe has quite a combo of saltiness and sweetness--the melon gets sweeter when combined with salt. This would be great in summertime on the patio or by the pool. A little tricky here, but I would pair it with another one of Wine Spectator's 2004 Top 100--Kim Crawford's Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2004 ($17). It is razor-sharp with hints of lime, passion fruit, guava, and grapefruit." --Rosalind Johnson, Divas Uncorked, Massachusetts

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Passion Fruit

Grapefruit

Guava

Melon

Lime

Salt

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Servings:

1head

Bibb lettuce, torn 473milliliters

1/2-inch cubed cantaloupe 79milliliters

chopped dry-roasted shelled pistachios 1large

English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced 3Tbsps

chopped fresh mint 2Tbsps

honey 473milliliters

1/2-inch cubed honeydew melon 5Tbsps

fresh lime juice 118milliliters

olive oil 118milliliters

vertically sliced red onion 2teaspoons

rice vinegar 1teaspoon

salt 1

shallot, minced 454grams

cooked medium shrimp 473milliliters

1/2-inch cubed watermelon

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are my top picks for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce.

A blend of three great vineyards, this vivid grape crafts a food-friendly wine, bright and pure. Gray it isn't. The knife-edged acid, with pear, lemon sorbet, spice and jasmine makes your mouth water and your hands shake.