Cucumber Salad with Honey Chili Shrimp
Prep: 20min
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Servings: 4
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Cook: 10min
A fresh cucumber salad featuring honey chili shrimp, fennel, and a bright Asian-inspired dressing from Spoonsparrow.
Ingredients
- 12 large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 1 bulb fennel
- 1 cucumber
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- light soy sauce
- 2 chili peppers
- 1 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 bunch coriander leaves
- oil for frying
Instructions
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1.
Wash and pat dry the shrimp.
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2.
Wash the fennel, quarter it, remove the core, and slice very thinly or julienne.
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3.
Peel the cucumber, halve lengthwise, deseed, and slice.
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4.
Wash the chili peppers and halve them lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
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5.
Fry coriander leaves in hot oil until crisp, then drain on paper towels.
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6.
Sauté shrimp in hot oil in a wok, add chili, ginger, and honey, stirring well. Add rice vinegar and a splash of light soy sauce, then stir in cucumber and fennel. Season with additional soy sauce and serve sprinkled with fried coriander.