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Vietnamese Grapefruit and Shrimp Salad
Vietnamese Grapefruit and Shrimp Salad
Recipe Details
This Vietnamese style salad is perfect for a hot summer day. The lime-based dressing is very refreshing. The main ingredients that give this salad a Southeast Asia taste are the fish sauce & fried shallots.
Ingredients
General Ingredients
Salad dressing
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
First, boil the shrimps (no need to marinade), drain, cut in halves; set aside.
Step 2
Second, we wash and prepare the vegetables. Today I used cilantro, although I see some recipes using Vietnamese mint leaves (I could not find them at the grocery store today), and green onions. Wash and cut into 1-2 inches length pieces. Cut the carrots into thin pieces. They give the salad a nice crunch in every bite.
Step 3
Now, lets take care of the grapefruits. First, peel off the skin.
Step 4
Remove the segments from the membranes. This will take a little bit of time. Don't rush or you will end up squeezing the juice out of the fruit.
Step 5
Finally, lets make the dressing: Finely chop the garlic and shallots.
Step 6
In a cup, mix together all of the ingredients and give it a good stir. Make sure the sugar is thoroughly melted in the dressing. Give it a taste. I find the 3:4 sugar: fish sauce ratio works pretty well, but if you don't like your dressing so sweet (or the other way around) just add a little bit more fish sauce.
Step 7
Now we have everything ready! Just give everything a little toss with the dressing in a salad bowl.
Step 8
Serve with a generous portion of fried shallots.
Ingredients
General Ingredients
Salad dressing
This Vietnamese style salad is perfect for a hot summer day. The lime-based dressing is very refreshing. The main ingredients that give this salad a Southeast Asia taste are the fish sauce & fried shallots.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
First, boil the shrimps (no need to marinade), drain, cut in halves; set aside.
Step 2
Second, we wash and prepare the vegetables. Today I used cilantro, although I see some recipes using Vietnamese mint leaves (I could not find them at the grocery store today), and green onions. Wash and cut into 1-2 inches length pieces. Cut the carrots into thin pieces. They give the salad a nice crunch in every bite.
Step 3
Now, lets take care of the grapefruits. First, peel off the skin.
Step 4
Remove the segments from the membranes. This will take a little bit of time. Don't rush or you will end up squeezing the juice out of the fruit.
Step 5
Finally, lets make the dressing: Finely chop the garlic and shallots.
Step 6
In a cup, mix together all of the ingredients and give it a good stir. Make sure the sugar is thoroughly melted in the dressing. Give it a taste. I find the 3:4 sugar: fish sauce ratio works pretty well, but if you don't like your dressing so sweet (or the other way around) just add a little bit more fish sauce.
Step 7
Now we have everything ready! Just give everything a little toss with the dressing in a salad bowl.
Step 8
Serve with a generous portion of fried shallots.