Shrimp & Avocado Salad With Mango Dressing
- 1 lemon, halved
- 6 cups water
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 scotch bonnet peppers or 1 habanero pepper, halved
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 12 ounces lager beer, such as Red Stripe (1 bottle)
- 2 lbs large shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 mango, peeled and finely diced (1 1/2 cups)
- 14 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (please, not the bottled stuff)
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 12 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 12 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
- 14 teaspoon minced scotch bonnet peppers or 14 teaspoon minced habanero pepper
- 14 cup thinly sliced red onion
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Hass avocadoes, sliced
- lime wedge, for serving
- PREPARE THE SHRIMP:.
- Squeeze the lemon halves into a large saucepan then add them to the pan.
- Add the water, onion, salt, Scotch bonnet, ginger and beer and bring to a boil.
- Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes, just until pink.
- Drain the shrimp and spread on a platter.
- Refrigerate until chilled.
- Halve the shrimp horizontally.
- MAKE THE DRESSING:.
- In a blender, combine 1/3 cup of the diced mango with the vinegar, lime juice and mustard and puree until smooth.
- With the machine on, add the oil in a thin stream and blend until very smooth.
- Add the cilantro, lime zest and minced Scotch bonnet and pulse just to combine.
- Transfer the dressing to a large bowl.
- Add the shrimp, red onion and the remaining mango and season with salt and pepper.
- Toss to coat.
- Arrange the avocado slices around a large platter.
- Mound the shrimp salad in the center and garnish with lime wedges.
- Serve right away.
- *The cooked shrimp and mango dressing can be refrigerated separately overnight.
- Toss the shrimp with the mango dressing before serving.
- **Bradford Thompson gives his sweet, rich shrimp salad some crucial acidity with lime juice and zest, and a light citrusy white wine will work with it in almost exactly the same way.
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lemon, water, onion, kosher salt, scotch, ginger, lager, shrimp, mango, rice vinegar, lime juice, mustard, canola oil, cilantro, lime zest, scotch bonnet peppers, red onion, salt, avocadoes, lime
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-avocado-salad-with-mango-dressing-324228 (may not work)