Shrimp and Peanut Salad
This is a salad that eats like a meal! You’ll love the combination of peanuts and seafood with a splash of Asian flavours.
- Cooking time: 25 minutes
- Serves: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
Salad
| 2 garlic cloves, minced |
| ¼ cup (60 mL) peanut oil |
| 3 tomatoes, in wedges |
| ⅓ cup (75 mL) chopped shallot |
| 1 green chili, chopped |
| ¼ cup (60 mL) fish sauce |
| ¼ cup (60 mL) lemon juice |
| salt, to taste |
| 2 slices ginger |
| 2 cups (500 mL) water |
| 500 g peeled shrimp |
| ½ cup (125 mL) roasted, salted peanuts, chopped |
Directions
Stir-fry garlic in a thick skillet with oil, moving constantly to brown evenly. When it turns a nice golden color remove from heat, discard half the garlic and pour the other half and the oil in a bowl, allow to cool and add tomatoes, shallot, chili, fish sauce and lemon juice.
On the other hand, heat water in a saucepan, add sliced ginger and when the water boils add the shrimp, bring again to a boil and remove from heat. Drain shrimp and rinse with cold water. Add the shrimp to the bowl of tomatoes and add peanuts, stir well and serve immediately.
