Light Honeydew and Seafood Salad

Submitted by _Pixie_

"This salad makes a beautiful and healthy lunch. I like to chill all the ingredients before I start, so that when I'm done it's ready and chilled..."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 honeydew melon
• 1 can tuna (water packed)
• 1 can baby shrimp (packed in brine)
• 1 cucumber, peeled and cubed
• 1⁄2 lb mushroom, sliced

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 cup light mayonnaise or 1/2 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• Alternate to Dressing

• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cut the melon in half lengthwise.
2. Remove the seeds and discard.
3. Make melon balls leaving the rim about 1/4".
4. Cut each half into thirds so that there are six pieces of melon rind.
5. Rince and drain the shrimp.
6. Drain the tuna.
7. Mix the tuna, shrimp (save 6 or 12 out for a garnish), cucumber, mushrooms and melon balls in a large bowl.
8. Mix mayonnaise, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
9. Pour over the seafood and mix throughly.
10. Note: if you don't want a mayo-type dressing, the juice of 1 lemon can be substituted for the mayo/tomato sauce mixture to make an even lighter dish.
11. Fill the melon shells with seafood/melon mixture.
12. Top with shrimp.
13. Chill until ready to serve.