Shrimp salad with lime sauce
Description
The salad is quick and easy to prepare. The shrimp salad with lime sauce requires a few more complex and unconventional ingredients than a simple summer salad with tomatoes and cucumbers, but the result is much more sophisticated, unusual, and delightful. The preparation is very simple, so if you love shrimp, be sure to try them in this salad. The salad is ready to serve.
Instructions
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Step 1
Peel the cucumber and remove the seeds with a teaspoon.
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Step 2
Cut the cucumber into thin strips.
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Step 3
Place the sliced cucumber pieces on a plate, sprinkle with salt, mix, and set aside.
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Step 4
Prepare the shrimp: place them in boiling water, cook for 1-2 minutes, drain in a colander, season with salt and pepper, then put in the refrigerator to cool.
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Step 5
Grate the lime zest on a fine grater.
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Step 6
Mix yogurt, mayonnaise, lime zest, and lime juice. This will be our salad dressing.
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Step 7
Whisk everything with a whisk until smooth.
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Step 8
Cucumbers will release a lot of liquid when salted—drain the liquid and dry the cucumbers with paper towels.
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Step 9
Toast sesame seeds for 1-2 minutes in a dry skillet.
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Step 10
We mix the dried cucumber with roasted sesame seeds.
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Step 11
Arrange the salad beautifully: place the shrimp in the center of the plate, surround them with the sauce, then place the cucumbers with seeds on top of the sauce. :)