Naked Shrimp Salad Thai Style
5 large shrimp
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon sliced onion
1 tablespoon shredded carrots
1 tablespoon chinese parsley
1 or cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh mint leaves
1/4 teaspoon diced lemon grass
1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
1 dash sugar
1 dash chili pepper
1 fresh lettuce
1 fresh tomatoes
1 fresh cucumber slices
Grill or boil shrimp until just cooked and then slice them in half. Set aside. Make dressing by combining lime juice, fish sauce, lemon grass, garlic sugar, and chili pepper. Add shrimp, Chinese parsley, shredded carrot, mint leaves, cucumber and tomato t dressing and combine. Serve on a bed of fresh lettuce.
Yield: 2