Grilled Hot-and-Sour Shrimp with Watermelon-Watercress Salad
Who knew watermelon could taste so good as a savory salad? The cool fruit is a refreshing pairing with the hot-and-sour shrimp.
by Rachael Ray | on 02/10/08
Photo credit: Tina Rupp
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon mustard sauce (2 packets) or any other hot mustard
- 3 cups bite-size seedless yellow or red watermelon chunks (about 1 1/3 pounds)
- 2 bunches watercress, coarsely chopped
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on
- 2 tablespoons duck sauce (3 packets)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce (2 packets)
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
Serves 4
Preparation
In a salad bowl, combine the rice vinegar, honey and mustard. Add the watermelon, watercress, scallions and bell pepper and toss; season with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet, heat the oil, two turns of the pan, over high heat. Add the shrimp and stir fry until pink and firm, about 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the heat and stir in the duck sauce, soy sauce, hot pepper sauce and lime juice; toss to coat. Serve on top of the salad.
