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🥗 Grilled Salmon Skewers with Crunchy Cucumber and Melon Salad

589 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Salmon fillet (skinless)
• 400 g Cherry tomatoes
• 3 Cloves of garlic
• 1 Bunch Basil (20 g)
• 0.5 Organic lemon (zest and juice)
• 8 tbsp Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• 2 Salad cucumbers
• 1 Onion
• 0.5 Honeydew melon
• 80 g Grana Padano
• 2 tbsp White balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp Maple syrup

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the salmon under cold water.
2. 2. Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the salmon into small, bite-sized cubes.
4. 4. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
5. 5. Remove the green stem area from the tomatoes.
6. 6. Thread the salmon cubes and tomatoes alternately onto the skewers.
7. 7. Peel the garlic clove.
8. 8. Chop the garlic very finely.
9. 9. Wash the basil.
10. 10. Shake the basil dry.
11. 11. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
12. 12. Chop half of the basil leaves finely.
13. 13. Put the chopped basil and garlic into a bowl.
14. 14. Add the lemon zest.
15. 15. Add the lemon juice.
16. 16. Add 4 tablespoons of oil.
17. 17. Season the marinade with salt.
18. 18. Season the marinade with pepper.
19. 19. Brush the salmon and tomato skewers all over with the marinade.
20. 20. Cover the skewers.
21. 21. Place the skewers in the refrigerator for a while.
22. 22. Prepare the cucumbers.
23. 23. Wash the cucumbers.
24. 24. Slice the cucumbers into thin slices.
25. 25. Peel the onion.
26. 26. Chop the onion finely.
27. 27. Prepare the melon.
28. 28. Remove the core of the melon.
29. 29. Peel the melon.
30. 30. Cut the melon into cubes.
31. 31. Grate the Grana Padano cheese into fine flakes.
32. 32. Whisk the vinegar with the maple syrup.
33. 33. Whisk the remaining oil into the sauce.
34. 34. Season the sauce with salt.
35. 35. Season the sauce with pepper.
36. 36. Toss the cucumber pieces with the sauce.
37. 37. Toss the melon pieces with the sauce.
38. 38. Fold the Grana Padano flakes into the salad.
39. 39. Fold the remaining fresh basil leaves into the salad.
40. 40. Preheat the grill or grill pan.
41. 41. Place the salmon and tomato skewers on the hot grill.
42. 42. Turn the skewers regularly.
43. 43. Grill the skewers for about 8 minutes.
44. 44. Plate the skewers on four plates.
45. 45. Serve the skewers together with the cucumber salad.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 589
• Protein: 36 g · Fett/Fat: 40 g · Carbs: 22 g