A delicious fusion of flavors, you won't be disappointed with this salad!
Recipe
Ingredients
Toasted Coconut Shrimp |
| 24 | each | large shrimp 16/20 size |
| 2 | Cup | panko bread crumbs |
| 1 | Cup | toasted coconut flakes |
| 1 | Cup | flour |
| 1 | Teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | Teaspoon | pepper |
| 4 | each | eggs, beaten |
| | each | vegetable oil (for frying) |
Curry Dressing |
| 3 | each | Eggs |
| 3 | Tablespoon | yellow curry powder |
| 1⁄2 | Cup | honey |
| 1 | stalk | lemongrass (white part only) finely minced |
| 2 | leaf | Kaffir lime leaves |
| 1 | Teaspoon | garlic powder |
| 1 | Teaspoon | ground ginger |
| 2 | Tablespoon | mirin |
| 1 | Teaspoon | cilantro, chopped |
| | each | salt and pepper to taste |
| 3 | Cup | vegetable oil |
Salad |
| 3 | each | small heads butter lettuce |
| 1 | each | English cucumber, thinly sliced |
| 1 | Cup | daikon, finely shredded |
| 1 | Cup | carrots, finely shredded |
| 30 | leaf | fresh basil |
| 30 | leaf | fresh mint |
Instructions
Toasted Coconut Shrimp
- Peel, devein and butterfly shrimp.
- Combine panko and coconut flakes in a bowl, reserving ¼ cup coconut flakes for garnish.
- Combine flour, salt and pepper in another bowl.
- Lightly dredge shrimp in the flour mixture then dip in beaten eggs.
- Coat shrimp on both sides with panko mixture, pressing shrimp down so they are well coated.
- Refrigerate shrimp for 15 minutes.
- Fry shrimp in hot oil until brown and crispy, about 1 minute.
- Drain on paper towels.
Curry Dressing
- Combine all ingredients except oil in a blender, mix well.
- With blender on low speed, very slowly add oil. Dressing mixture will thicken.
- Chill for one hour before serving.
Salad
- Line individual salad bowls with butter lettuce.
- Spoon 1-2 Tbsp. Curry Dressing into bottom of bowls.
- Arrange cucumber, daikon and carrot on top of dressing.
- Top vegetables with four shrimp and reserved coconut.
- Add basil and mint leaves and more Curry Dressing.
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