Spicy Grilled Prawns and Melon Salad

Ingredients:

15 dried cayenne chillies

juice of 1 lime

1 1/2 cups olive oil

30 to 35 prawns, heads off but unpeeled

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups watermelon or honeydew

2 cloves garlic, sliced

3 tablespoons sugar

1 bunch of coriander

1/2 cup finely chopped mint leaves

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

Rocket salad

Method: 

Grind chillies in a spice mill to a powder, In a bowl, mix chillie powder with oil, salt, garlic, coriander and lime juice. Add prawns and marinate for 2 to 3 hours at room temperature (or overnight in a refrigerator). Combine melons, sugar, mint, lime juice and vinegar and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Prepare hot BBQ grill. Remove prawns from marinade and reserve it. Grill prawns for about 3 minutes, set aside and cool. Toss the rocket with 4 tablespoons of the reserved marinade and form a bed of greens on each plate. Drain the melons slightly. Peel the prawns, toss lightly in more marinade. Place melons and prawns on greens.

4 to 6 servings