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Bavarian Shrimp Melon Salad

Sweet melon and juicy Bavarian shrimp meet in a light, summery salad — a refreshing interplay of fruit, crisp greens and delicate shrimp flavor.

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  • Serves 2

  • Difficulty: Easy

  • Prep 15 min

  • Seared 30 Seconds

  • Lime · Basil · Cress

Ingredients:

  • 150 g Bavarian shrimp
  • 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 150 g watermelon
  • 100 g honeydew melon
  • 5 to 6 radishes
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 chili
  • 8 basil leaves
  • A little radish cress
  • A pinch of salt

How to cook it:

  1. Mix the juice of one lime with good-quality olive oil and salt to make a vinaigrette.

  2. Cut the tomatoes and melon into cubes of about 1 cm and add them to the vinaigrette along with the radish slices and the chili.

  3. Fry the ready-to-cook shrimp for a maximum of 30 seconds on each side in a hot pan with olive oil, then season the Bavarian shrimp with salt. Leave to cool.

  4. Spoon the melon salad into small salad bowls and garnish with basil leaves and radish cress. Finally, arrange the Bavarian shrimp on top and serve.