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Shrimp and Melon Salad is for Lunch.

Shrimp and Melon Salad takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Shrimp and Melon Salad takes 1 minutes to cook.

Shrimp and Melon Salad makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Shrimp and Melon Salad are:

500 grams king prawns
Half a Melon
100g of salad leaves (your choice, I use lattughina)
Olive oil
1 lemon
1 root of fresh ginger
a pinch of salt

Here is how you make Shrimp and Melon Salad:

Peel and clean the prawns. Cook them in boiling water with lemon juice for about 1 minute.Remove the melon skin and slice the fruit thinly.Peel and grate the ginger.Prepare an emulsion with what is left of the lemon and the oil: Squeeze the lemon an place the juice in a bowl with a pinch of salt, and stir vigourously until the salt is dissolved. At this point slowly add the oil, mixing contiuously, and flavour with the grated ginger to taste.Place the salad in the middle of a plate. Arrange alternating melon slices and prawns around the edge and dress with the ginger sauce.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GLITTERATA.

The nutritional information for Shrimp and Melon Salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 251.5

• Total Fat: 8.5 g
• Cholesterol: 243.8 mg
• Sodium: 893.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 27.8 g

The dietary needs meet for Shrimp and Melon Salad is Gluten Free