Shrimp On Snow Peas With Avocado Citrus Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 peeled cooked jumbo shrimp
• 5 tablespoons lemon juice
• salt, to taste
• 10 ounces snow peas
• 1 hass avocado, ripe, but still firm
• pepper, to taste
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or 3 tablespoons soy oil

Recipe

• 1 rinse the shrimp in cold water, pat dry, and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice.
• 2 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. trim snow peas and remove the strings if necessary. wash the peas, then toss them into the boiling water for 2 minutes. drain and immediately plunge them into ice water, then drain again well.
• 3 peel the avocado, cut it in half lengthwise and remove the pit. cut one avocado half into very small dice and immediately drizzle it with 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice. season the diced avocado with salt and pepper and place in the refrigerator. cut the other avocado half into large pieces and place in a blender or food processor with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
• 4 rinse and shake dry the cilantro, remove the stems and puree half the leaves with the avocado in the blender/food processor. season with salt, pepper and cayenne.
• 5 in a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, oil, salt and pepper to make a dressing. chop the remaining cilantro leaves coarsely and mix them into the dressing.
• 6 add the snow peas and avocado cubes to the bowl, toss them with the dressing and distribute on 2 plates. arrange the shrimp on top and garnish each plate with a dollop of avocado puree.