Grilled Asian Shrimp Salad with Crispy Wontons

This Grilled Asian Shrimp Salad with Crispy Wontons is bright and fresh with flavor! Tender butter lettuce is topped with sliced avocado, grilled shrimp, cool cucumbers and juicy mandarin oranges. Drizzled with an delicious toasted sesame dressing and crispy baked wontons and almonds for crunch. Serves 2 to 4 in 35 minutes.

Course Salads

Cuisine Asian

Keyword asian, avocado, cucumber, mandarin, salad, shrimp, toasted sesame dressing, wonton

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 12

Total Time 32

Servings servings

Calories 590

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Ingredients

FOR THE TOASTED SESAME DRESSING:

3 tablespoons low-sodium tamari
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons peanut oil or light olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

FOR THE CRISPY WONTONS:

4 ounces wonton wrappers
olive oil spray
kosher salt

FOR THE SALAD:

olive oil spray
1 pound shrimp thawed if frozen, peeled and deveined
2 pinches white pepper
2 heds Boston lettuce bibb or butter lettuce, chopepd
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
4 mandarin oranges segmented
4 green onions sliced
2 Persian cucumbers sliced
2 small avocados sliced

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Instructions

FOR THE TOASTED SESAME DRESSING:

In a glass jar or bowl, whisk together the tamari, vinegar, both oils, sugar, ginger, garlic and sesame seeds.

FOR THE CRISPY WONTONS:

Preheat your oven to 400℉ (or 200℃), line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and spray with olive oil.
Working with a few wontons at a time, use a pizza cutter to cut 1/2-inch strips and arrange in a single layer.
Spray the top of the wonton strips and season with kosher salt.
Bake in your preheated oven for 3 to 4 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through.

FOR THE SALAD:

Toss the shrimp with white pepper and salt. Heat a grill pan on medium and grill the shrimp for 3 to 4 minutes a side.
Divide the chopped lettuce among a plates. Top with avocado, green onion, mandarin segments, cucumber and avocado. Scatter the grilled shrimp over top with almonds, crispy wontons and drizzle with the toasted sesame dressing.

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