We’re pairing shrimp and watermelon today in the DelmarvaLife kitchen!
Executive Matthew Cornelius from Hooked Restaurant in Ocean City making a summer watermelon salad with jumbo shrimp.
Check out all Hooked Restaurant Locations:
Hooked – Ocean City
Off the Hook – Bethany Beach
Just Hooked – Fenwick Island
Hooked Up Ale House & Raw Bar – Millville
Summer Watermelon Salad with Jumbo Shrimp
Ingredients:
.25 lb basil (on the stem)
2 bunches flat leaf parsley
2 each orange zest
2 cups extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
Procedure:
1. Pick leaves off their stems.
2. Zest oranges.
3. Blend all ingredients using a stick blender.
Sweet Vinegar
Ingredients:
1 tbl whole coriander seed
1 each cinnamon stick
1 each bay leaf
3 cups champagne vinegar
.25 cup honey
.25 cup sugar
1 tsp fennel seed
2 sprigs basil
Procedure:
1. Place all ingredients into medium sized sauce pot and bring to a boil.
2. Turn off pot and allow to steep for 10 minutes.
3. Strain through a fine meshed strainer.
Watermelon Salad
Ingredients:
1 each seedless watermelon (medium dice)
1 cup pinenuts (toasted)
1 cup dry aged gouda
1 cup gremolata
.25 cup sweet vinegar
1 oz peashoots
1 tbl Maldon sea salt
Procedure:
1. Remove all of the watermelon outer shell, leaving only the red
watermelon. Cut into small pieces.
2. Shave gouda using a vegetable peeler.
3. Combine all ingredients together, gently mix and enjoy !
