Mango Salad With Grilled Shrimp


Course : Grilling
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Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


---FOR MANGO SALAD---

2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 medium fresh hot red chile -- thinly sliced, -- including seeds

1 medium shallot -- thinly sliced

1/4 cup fresh cilantro -- chopped

2 tablespoons fresh mint -- chopped

2 medium firm-ripe mangoes -- pitted, peeled, and -- thinly sliced

---FOR SHRIMP---

16 jumbo jumbo shrimp

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 medium fresh jalapeno chile -- minced

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt
 

Preparation / Directions:


Accompaniment: lime wedges Special equipment: 16 (8-inch) wooden skewers (optional) Make mango salad: Whisk together brown sugar and lime juice in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved, then whisk in red chile, shallot, cilantro, and mint. Add mangoes, tossing gently. Prepare grill. About 1 1/4 pounds shrimp. Shell and deveined the shrimp, leaving the tail and adjoining first segment attached. Beginning at thick end, insert a skewer lengthwise through each shrimp to straighten. Transfer to a tray. Whisk together oil, jalapeno, cumin, and salt, then brush on skewered shrimp until well coated. Grill shrimp, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Toss mango salad again and divide among 4 plates. Arrange 4 shrimp on top of each serving.


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