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Thai Shrimp Salad with USA Pears

15
Prep Time
10
Cook Time
6
Servings
Pears hit a sweet note in this spicy salad.
INGREDIENTS
  • Thai Salad
  • 2 Starkrimson USA Pears, sliced and unpeeled
  • Lemon juice
  • 12 medium sized cooked shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 medium cucumber, seeded and julienne cut
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and julienne cut
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley or cilantro
  • 2 cups various greens, torn to bite-size pieces (Romaine, butter lettuce, endive, etc.)
  • Hot Peanut Dressing
  • ¼ cup peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • ¾ teaspoon hot sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
DIRECTIONS

For salad: Dip pear slices in diluted lemon juice to prevent browning. Toss together shrimp, cucumber, carrot, and cilantro or parsley. On individual salad plates, mound shrimp mixture on bed of greens. Arrange pear slices at edge of plates. Serve with Hot Peanut Dressing.

For dressing: Combine all ingredients and mix well.

NUTRITION
  • Serving Size: 6 oz
  • Calories: 170
  • Fat: 8g
  • Carbohydrate: 18g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3g
  • Protein: 8g

1 Comment » for Thai Shrimp Salad with USA Pears
  1. John says:

    love it!

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