grilled_shrimp_and_rice_noodle_salad
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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
- 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.
- Add mango, cabbage, carrots, cilantro and basil and toss to coat. Stir rice noodles into vegetable mixture until combined; set aside.
Cook Shrimp
- 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.
- Place shrimp and tomato skewers on preheated grill. Cook tomatoes until they begin to split, about 3 minutes per side; transfer to a platter.
- 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.
- 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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