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Grilled Shrimp, Orange, and Watermelon Salad with Peppered Peanuts in a Zesty Citrus Dressing
Recipe courtesy Southern Living Magazine, Grand Prize Winner, Pam Brand Winner: Linda Rohr, Westport, Connecticut
Show:  Food Network Challenge
Episode:  Challenge: Southern Living Showdown
Vegetable cooking spray
1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped dry-roasted peanuts
1⁄2 teaspoon canola oil
1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cups fully cooked, frozen, shelled edamame (green soybeans)
16 jumbo shrimp, unpeeled
5 oranges
1⁄2 cup hoisin sauce
1⁄2 cup fresh lime juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
6 cups loosely packed torn red leaf lettuce (about 6 ounces)
2 (4-ounce) bags watercress, stemmed
2 pounds red seedless watermelon, peeled and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes (about 4 cups)
4 green onions, thinly sliced
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh basil
Special equipment: wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat cooking grate of outdoor grill with cooking spray. Preheat outdoor grill to medium-high heat.

In a small bowl, combine the peanuts, canola oil, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt.; spread mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring once. Cool.

Cook edamame in boiling water to cover 2 minutes or until crisp-tender, drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process, drain and set aside.

Peel shrimp, leaving tails on; devein, if desired. Thread 4 shrimp onto each skewer. Set aside.

Peel 4 oranges, and cut each into 6 (1⁄2-inch-thick) slices; set slices aside.

Grate remaining orange to equal 1⁄2 teaspoon grated rind in a small bowl; squeeze juice from orange into bowl. Add hoisin sauce, lime juice, garlic and ginger to bowl, and stir until blended. Remove 2 tablespoons citrus dressing, and brush evenly on shrimp. Reserve remaining dressing.

Grill shrimp skewers 2 minutes on each side or just until done. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Arrange lettuce and watercress on 4 serving plates, and top evenly with edamame, orange slices, watermelon, and green onions. Top each salad with a shrimp skewer. Sprinkle evenly with cilantro, basil, and peanut mixture; drizzle with reserved citrus dressing.

Cook's note: 2 cups uncooked fresh green shelled soybeans may be substituted for frozen. Boil soybeans in lightly salted water to cover 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp-tender, drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain. Proceed with recipe as directed. Edamame may also be found fully cooked and ready to eat in the produce section of most supermarkets.

A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Intermediate
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

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