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Grilled Shrimp and Rice Noodle Salad

Ingredients

Shrimp

  • 1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and de-veined
  • 1/2 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest

Noodles

  • 4 ounces dry rice stick noodles

Dressing

  • 1 ounce lime juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon anchovy paste
  • 4 dashes hot pepper sauce
  • 1 cloves garlic, minced

Salad

  • 3/4 cup diced fresh mango
  • 1/2 cup shredded Napa cabbage
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 ounce chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Shrimp Skewers

  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • 3 skewers

Procedure

Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.

Prep Shrimp

Combine shrimp, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and lime zest in a bowl. Allow shrimp to marinate at room temperature while preparing remaining ingredients.

Noodles

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add rice stick noodles to boiling water and remove from heat. Cook until noodles have cooked through, but are still firm to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes. Rinse will cold water until chilled; drain well.

Dressing / Salad

  1. Whisk lime juice, remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, remaining 1 teaspoon lime zest, anchovy paste, garlic and hot pepper sauce in a large bowl.
  2. Add mango, cabbage, carrots, cilantro and basil and toss to coat. Stir rice noodles into vegetable mixture until combined; set aside.

Cook Shrimp

  1. Thread about 8 shrimp on 4 wooden skewer by piercing shrimp through the tail and the upper body. Pierce cherry tomatoes onto remaining 2 skewers.
  2. Place shrimp and tomato skewers on preheated grill. Cook tomatoes until they begin to split, about 3 minutes per side; transfer to a platter.
  3. Continue to cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and is no longer transparent in the center, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  4. Remove tomatoes and shrimp from skewers.

Plate & Serve

Transfer noodle salad to a large platter. Surround salad with tomatoes and shrimp; drizzle any remaining lime dressing over shrimp.

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