Description
A vibrant, flavor-packed Thai-inspired salad featuring succulent shrimp, crisp vegetables, and a zesty fresh herb dressing.
Ingredients
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- 4 Tbsps high quality extra virgin olive oil (or sesame seed oil)
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- juice of two fresh limes
- 2 Tbsps raw honey
- 2 fresh cloves garlic
- 1 serrano pepper (seeded)
- 1 cup packed fresh herbs (mint, basil, cilantro, green onions, parsley)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 Tbsp olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 3 cloves fresh garlic (minced)
- 1 serrano pepper (minced)
- 1 lb raw shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 small green cabbage (very thinly sliced)
- 4 cups baby spinach or other greens (roughly chopped)
- 3 large carrots (peeled and grated)
- 1 cup edamame (shelled and cooked)
- 1/2 cup cashews (roughly chopped)
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- Blend: In your blender or food processor, pulse all the dressing ingredients until well combined; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat: Heat 1 Tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sauté: Add garlic and the minced serrano pepper, stir-fry for 1 minute just until garlic is fragrant.
- Cook: Immediately add in your raw shrimp and a pinch of sea salt; cook stirring constantly, turning once, until shrimp become opaque and cooked through, about 3 minutes total.
- Chop: Remove from the heat and roughly chop them up.
- Assemble: Place the green cabbage spinach, carrots and edamame into a salad bowl.
- Combine: Add shrimp, then drizzle your prepared dressing on top.
- Toss: Add cashews and toss until all the ingredients are well coated.
- Finish: Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then refrigerate for 15 minutes for best flavor.
Notes
Excellent for food prep; divide into four equal servings and store in sealed containers for up to 2-3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Thai-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg