TV personality and my gluten-free gal pal Jeannie Mai popped over the other day and we decided to have some fun in the kitchen. Her friend Jen just found out that she needs to be on a gluten-free diet as well so we whipped up this fresh and light salad gluten-free salad bursting with juicy mango and succulent shrimp. It’s tossed in a sweet, salty, sour and spicy dressing and topped with peanuts. The final touch to this salad is adding flash fried rice noodles which add an amazing gluten-free crunch to this recipe. I like to buy premium Asian chili-garlic sauce (sambal oelek) from the gourmet section at Cost Plus World Market.
Dressing
2 teaspoons peeled and minced fresh galangal or ginger
2 teaspoons palm sugar or brown sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
1/2 teaspoon Asian chili-garlic sauce, preferably Sambal Oelek
1/4 cup olive oil or canola oil
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
Salad
Vegetable oil for frying
2 ounces dried thin rice noodles
16 shelled and deveined medium-sized cooked shrimp
1 cup (165 g) sliced fresh mango
½ cup (52 g) chopped cucumber, peeled and deseeded
½ cup (46 g) chopped red bell pepper
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander leaves (cilantro)
4 tablespoons crushed roasted peanuts
4 cups (350 g) mixed baby greens
