Simple Shrimp Salad with Sesame Soy Vinaigrette

Continuing with the salad discussion from my last blog post, I'd like to introduce you to one of the most flavorful salads I make at home.  The magic is in the "kitchen sink" of an Asian salad dressing, wherein I just combine a bunch of different condiments and create a flavor explosion to be drizzled over grilled shrimp and fresh veggies. I like to double the recipe make a larger batch of this dressing and keep it in the refrigerator where it will keep for a couple days.

Ingredients:

Salad Dressing

2 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Shallots

1/2 Teaspoon Minced Ginger

2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

1 Tablespoon Ponzu, Japanese Dipping Sauce

2 Tablespoons Honey

1 Tablespoon Hoisin Sauce

1 Tablespoons Toasted Sesame Oil

1/3 Cup Rice Vinegar

1/2 Cup Avocado Oil {Or Canola Oil}

Salad

Your Choice of Greens {I used butter lettuce and spinach}

Chopped Cucumber

Chopped Red Onion

Chopped Red Pepper

Chopped Carrots

Sliced Avocado

Grilled Shrimp

{In a bowl, combine all ingredients, except for the avocado or canola oil, and mix well to combine.}

{Slowly whisk in your avocado oil or canola oil until it comes together.}

{Chop veggies of your choice to add to a base of mixed greens.  I used cucumber, carrots, red onion, red pepper and  avocado}

On a pretty platter, arrange your lettuce, veggies, grilled shrimp and drizzle with the amazingly flavorful sesame soy vinaigrette.  ENJOY!

xoxo. thanks for reading!