Bright and Spicy Shrimp Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• Lime juice

  Raw

  ⅓ cup or 81g

• Honey

  2 tsp or 14g

• Serrano pepper

  Raw

  100g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  5 slices or 11g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Fish sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  2 ½ tbsp or 45g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  4 tbsp or 54g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Shrimp

  Crustaceans, mixed species, raw

  16 oz or 454g

• Chinese noodles

  Cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated

  170g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  1 medium or 201g

• Peanuts

  Valencia, raw

  ½ cup or 73g

• Basil

  Fresh

  1 cup leaves, whole or 24g

Directions

1. Stir lime juice and honey in a small bowl until honey dissolves. Mix in chile, ginger, garlic, fish sauce, and 3 Tbsp. oil; season dressing with salt.
2. Toss shrimp and 2 Tbsp. dressing in a medium bowl to coat; let sit 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and add to bowl with remaining dressing along with cucumber and 1/4 cup peanuts; toss well.
4. Heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Pour off any liquid from shrimp and pat dry; season all over with salt. Cook shrimp, tossing occasionally, until browned and bright pink, about 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl with noodles, add basil, and toss well to combine.
5. Divide noodle salad among bowls and top with remaining peanuts.
6. Recipe by: Chris Morocco (source: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bright-and-spicy-shrimp-noodle-salad?_ga=2.264884172.2103063405.1578366157-917528005.1573532703)