Shrimp Goat Cheese Watermelon Salad Stack

Refreshing take on a traditional caprese salad. If you don't have a ring mold cut into squares or triangles instead. The key is flat watermelon pieces 1/4-inch thick.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 584 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 4 sprigs fresh basil
• 8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ¼ teaspoon chipotle pepper powder (Optional)
• 1 seedless watermelon, cut crosswise into 2-inch thick slices
• 1 (8 ounce) goat cheese log, cut into 8 slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 430 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Step 2

Season shrimp all over with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, smoked paprika, and chipotle pepper powder. Set shrimp into a baking dish.

Step 3

Bake shrimp in the preheated oven until bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 8 minutes.

Step 4

Use a ring mold (slightly larger in diameter than the diameter of the goat cheese slices) to cut watermelon into circle shapes. Cut circle shapes into twelve 1/4-inch thick slices.

Step 5

Place a slice of watermelon on a plate. Top with 1 slice cheese, 1 slice watermelon, 1 slice cheese, 1 slice watermelon, 2 shrimp, respectively, to form a salad stack. Repeat with remaining watermelon slices, cheese, and shrimp. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over each stack and garnish with basil.