SPICEY ASIAN SHRIMP SALAD

Home » Food and Drink » Main Course Join Sign in EzineArticles - Expert Authors Sharing Their Best Original Articles Search Dee Power Platinum Quality Author Platinum Author | 344 Articles Joined: January 8, 2007 United States How to Make Spicy Asian Shrimp Salad By Dee Power | Submitted On June 04, 2014 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Expert Author Dee Power The sweet spicy dressing sets off the succulent shrimp. This dish pulls together fast if you use pre-cooked shrimp. Try those plastic boxes of organic baby greens rather than bagged salad. It's more expensive than a head of lettuce but cheaper than bagged. And for some reason the boxed salad greens stay fresher longer than the bagged lettuce, even after you open the box. Okay so here we go on our Asian journey. Combine 1 part rice vinegar with 1 part oil and 1 part freshly squeezed orange juice and the grated rind of that orange. Add no more than 1/2 teaspoon of toasted sesame oil to a half cup of the dressing or the flavor will overpower the dish. Throw in some grated ginger and garlic. Add a chopped jalapeno pepper and sweeten to taste. You could use brown sugar or honey. If you don't have jalapenos, use cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, hot sauce or chili oil. Go easy on the spicy seasonings. You could always add more if you want to bump up the heat but it's difficult to remove the little pieces of jalapeno if the dressing is too hot. Mix well. A few dashes of soy sauce finishes off the dressing. Toss together one cup of the lettuce with another cup of your choice of chopped vegetables for each serving. Scallions, shredded carrots, water chestnuts, frozen peas and cucumbers are all good choices. Don't worry about cooking the peas. They'll defrost by the time you're ready to serve the salad. Add about 1/4 cup of the dressing for each serving of salad and toss well. Plate up the salad. Top with the cooked shrimp. Garnish with slivered almonds, crunchy rice noodles and a few slices of fresh oranges. Drizzle a few more tablespoons of dressing over the shrimp. The next time you're grilling, grill some extra shrimp basted with the salad dressing, put in the freezer and you're good to go with this salad at the last minute. That's it. If you want to make the salad more substantial. Boil some angel hair pasta. Immerse in ice water and drain. Toss the pasta with some of the dressing. Put the pasta on top of the salad and top with shrimp and garnishes. Continue the Asian theme with dessert. Almond cookies and lime sherbert works well or sprinkle a scoop of vanilla ice cream with shredded coconut. Find more recipes at Fun Fabulous Food Dee loves to garden, take photographs and cook. Try her recipe for chorizo kale soup Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Dee_Power/69742 0 Comments | Leave a Comment Did you find this article helpful? Happy Face0 Sad Face0 Viewed 67 times Word count: 403 Article Tools EzinePublisher Report this article Cite this article Stay Informed Subscribe to New Article Alerts: Food and Drink: Main-Course Dee Power Email Address Subscribe We will never sell or rent your email address. Main Course Article Feed Main Course Article Feed Find More Articles Search Similar Articles How to Make Authentic Napa Cabbage Kimchi Easy Japanese Starter Recipes and How to Make Them 2 Recipes For Shrimp Salad Without Mayonnaise How to Serve Prawns For The Entire Family Your Spice Rack - How to Use Spices When Cooking How to Enjoy the Flavors of Summertime Grilling Fuel for Your In-House Meeting Top 10 Must-Not-Miss Thai Food Tasty, Succulent Prawns For Any Occasion You Say Merliton, I Say Mirliton - A Merliton by Any Other Name Tastes Just As Sweet! Recent Articles 5 Great Menu Combinations For Your Dine-In Movie Night Out Sage Recipes: 3 Tasty Dishes To Try For Dinner 3 Unique Curry Recipes That Will Make You An Even Bigger Fan 3 Meat Pie Recipes That Are a Must-Try Easy 30-Minute Main Dish Recipes for Anyone On the Go Is Porridge Considered a Nutritious Food? A Hamdog Why Kolkatans Crave for Chicken Biryani Health Benefits of Sonamasuri Brown and Sonamasuri White Types of Italian Food EzineArticles.com About Us FAQ Contact Us Member Benefits Privacy Policy Shop Site Map Blog Training Video Library Advertising Affiliates Cartoons Authors Submit Articles Members Login Premium Membership Expert Authors Endorsements Editorial Guidelines Terms of Service Publishers Terms Of Service Ezines / Email Alerts Manage Subscriptions EzineArticles RSS © 2017 EzineArticles All Rights Reserved Worldwide