Cucumber And Shrimp Rice Noodle Salad

• 1/2 package of rice noodles
• 1 pound raw shrimp, cleaned & tails removed
• 2 cucumbers cut into strips
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup cole slaw mix
• 1 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/2 cup chopped thai basil
• 1/2 cup chopped mint
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• 2 limes
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 8 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 piece fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 pinch salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

1. lightly grease broiler pan and grill shrimp at 450 until pink (10 min). Broil last minute to brown, remove and let cool.
2. boil water and add in rice noodles. Boil only about 3-5 minutes until noodles are soft. strain and rinse with cool water. Add sesame oil, toss and set aside.
3. in a food processor, mince up the ginger. Add garlic, the juice from the limes, fish sauce, sugar and water and blend.
4. In a mixing bowl, put noodles, shrimp, most of the cucumbers (save a little for top), carrots, slaw, sesame seeds (save a little for top), mint, basil and most of the cilantro (save a little for the top) and toss. Add in sauce gradually until you are satisfied and toss again. Put in decorative bowl and garnish with remaining cucumber, sesame seeds and cilantro

rice noodles, shrimp, cucumbers, carrots, cole slaw, cilantro, thai basil, mint, garlic, limes, sugar, water, fish sauce, fresh ginger, sesame oil, salt, sesame seeds

Taken from food52.com/recipes/4967-cucumber-and-shrimp-rice-noodle-salad (may not work)