Salad with shrimp, melon, watermelon and arugula
6 servings
20 minutes
This refreshing salad is a true embodiment of Mediterranean lightness and gastronomic sophistication. The combination of sweet melon and watermelon with spicy arugula creates a harmonious balance of flavors, enhanced by aromatic tiger shrimp. The balsamic dressing with hints of honey adds refinement to the dish, while fresh dill emphasizes its summer freshness. This salad is perfect as a light meal on hot days or as an exquisite appetizer on a festive table. Serving it with chilled white wine will further reveal its flavor nuances, turning an ordinary meal into a true gastronomic delight.
1
Soak the arugula in cold water and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Arugula: 100 g
2
Clean the shrimp, finely chop the dill, mix the shrimp with dill and 50 ml of oil, add salt.
- Tiger prawns: 9 pieces
- Dill: 20 g
- Olive oil: 120 ml
- Salt: to taste
3
Cut the watermelon and melon randomly.
- Watermelon: 200 g
- Melon: 200 g
4
Mix 70 ml of oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, and salt.
- Olive oil: 120 ml
- Balsamic vinegar: 40 ml
- Honey: 3 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
5
Fry the shrimp in a small amount of olive oil for 1.5 minutes on one side, then flip and fry for another 30 seconds.
- Olive oil: 120 ml
- Tiger prawns: 9 pieces
6
Drain the arugula in a sieve or remove it from the water by hand, but do not squeeze it. Place the arugula on a plate, top with pieces of watermelon and melon, shrimp, and generously drizzle with balsamic dressing.
- Arugula: 100 g
- Watermelon: 200 g
- Melon: 200 g
- Tiger prawns: 9 pieces
- Balsamic vinegar: 40 ml
- Honey: 3 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste