Lisa Yarde
Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad
A simple, healthy Thai shrimp salad with an authentic sour-savory-spicy-sweet taste
Calories: 420kcal
Ingredients
Spicy Cashew Dressing
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 3 tbsp Lime juice
- ¼ cup Whole roasted, salted cashews
- ¼ tsp Red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp Honey
- 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp Unseasoned rice vinegar
- ¼ cup Cilantro
- 1 Clove garlic, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup Roughly chopped white onion
- ½ tsp Garlic powder
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Shrimp
- ½ lb Large peeled, deveined tail-off shrimp
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- ¼ tsp Ground ginger
- ¼ tsp Kosher salt
- ⅛ tsp Turmeric
- ⅛ tsp Chili powder
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tsp Toasted sesame oil
Salad
- 1 cup Shredded purple cabbage
- 1 ½ cup Packed baby arugula
- 1 ½ cup Packed chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 1 small corn cob, kernels removed
- ½ medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
- ½ cup shredded carrots
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Lime wedges, for serving
Instructions
Dressing
- In a small blender or food processor, combine dressing ingredients.
- Refrigerate and set aside until ready to use.
Shrimp
- Pat shrimp dry with a paper towel
- In a medium bowl, combine all spices from garlic powder to pepper.
- Add the shrimp and sesame oil and toss gently to evenly coat.
- Heat a medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook shrimp 2 minutes per side or until cooked through.
- Transfer to a plate or cutting board and allow to cool and rest while you assemble the salad.
Salad
- In a large bowl, toss together the cabbage, arugula and romaine. Transfer mixture to 2 salad bowls or plates.
- Top each with half the shrimp, corn, cucumber, carrots, basil and cilantro.
- Evenly drizzle the dressing over both salads and serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts
1 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories420
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
19.5g
30%
- Saturated Fat 3g 15%
- Cholesterol 135mg 45%
- Sodium 864mg 36%
- Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
- Dietary Fiber 6g 24%
- Sugars 14g
- Protein 28g 57%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
