Recipes

Asian Medley Salad with Shrimp and Sesame-Ginger Vinaigrette

Serves1
IngredientsShrimp, Vegetables
Menu PartSalad
Cuisine TypeAsian
seafood salad

Rob Benes, Cafe Supervisor

The Cafe at the Glen Ellyn Public Library

Glen Ellyn, Ill.

The Glen Ellyn Public Library boasts its own cafe, where visitors can enjoy salads, sandwiches, snacks and more. For this popular Asian-inspired salad, shrimp, sugar snaps, carrots, radishes and purple and green cabbage make a colorful base for a toasted sesame seed vinaigrette. The dressing is a blend of honey, rice wine vinegar, tamarind, lime juice, sesame seeds, garlic and ginger.

Ingredients

Salad

10 raw medium to large shrimp, peeled, deveined and tail removed

1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. freshly cracked pepper

1½ cups roughly chopped romaine lettuce

¾ cup purple and green cabbage, chopped

10 sugar snap peas, halved on the bias

6 strips bell peppers, julienned

5 radish halves, thinly sliced

¼ cup shredded carrots

1 tbsp. diced green onions

Cilantro leaves and toasted sesame seeds, for garnish

Toasted sesame seed-ginger-honey vinaigrette

3 tbsp. honey

1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar

1½ tbsp. tamarind

1 tbsp. fresh squeezed lime juice

1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds

½ garlic clove, grated

1 tsp. grated fresh ginger

Pinch ground white pepper

Steps

1. For salad, in medium bowl, place shrimp; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and black pepper. Toss to combine.

2. Broil shrimp 5 to 7 minutes or until the turn opaque with pinks and red accents. Remove and cool.

3. In large bowl, combine lettuce, cabbage, sugar snaps, bell peppers, radishes, carrots and green onions; toss to mix.

4. For vinaigrette, combine all ingredients in container with lid. Shake vigorously until combined; set aside to allow flavors to blend.

5. Place shrimp in small bowl; drizzle with 1 tablespoon vinaigrette and toss to coat. Drizzle 3 tablespoons vinaigrette over vegetable mixture; toss to combine.

6. Transfer dressed vegetable mixture to shallow bowl or serving plate. Top with shrimp. Garnish with cilantro and toasted sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

Photo courtesy of The Cafe at Glen Ellyn Public Library

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