Sauteed Shrimp Salad with Ginger-Cilantro Dressing
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- Ready In:
- 45mins
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ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup cilantro or 1/4 cup Italian parsley, plus additional for garnish (about 1/2 bunch, stems removed)
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon pickled ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili oil
- 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1⁄2 lb medium shrimp, cleaned and deveined (tails left on, about 16)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice (from about 2 or 3 limes)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 3 large tomatoes
- 3 avocados, pitted,peeled,and diced into 1/4 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and diced into 1/4 inch pieces
directions
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a food processor and blend 30 seconds; scrape sides of bowl and blend 15 more seconds.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over high heat.
- Cook shrimp 3 to 4 minutes, until just pink.
- Add garlic and lime juice and cook 30 more seconds.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from pan and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Using a small, sharp knife, make an X on each tomato.
- Fill a medium bowl with ice water.
- Immerse tomatoes in boiling water 10 to 15 seconds, just until skin loosens.
- With a slotted spoon, remove tomatoes and drop into ice water.
- Peel skin; cut tomatoes in half and discard seeds.
- Dice into 1/4-inch pieces; set aside.
- Put avocado in a medium bowl and gently toss with lemon juice.
- Loosely pack 1/2 cup avocado into a 3-inch round cookie cutter, top with 1/2 cup tomato, and then add 1/2 cup cucumber, gently pressing each layer with a spoon.
- Carefully remove cutter.
- Repeat on each plate, and refrigerate until ready to use.
- (Alternate method: Gently mix salad ingredients and mound on plates.) Drizzle each tower with dressing, and add 2 shrimp.
- Garnish with cilantro sprigs.
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