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firm tofu shrimp rice wine vinegar honey sambal oelek garlic fresh ginger pineapple extra-virgin olive oil salt ground black pepper carrots cucumber jicama mint rice wine vinegar sugar coarse salt ground pepper
Viewed: 50 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1 (14 ounce) package firm tofu, quartered lengthwise
- 1 lb medium shrimp, shells intact, deveined
- 14 cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons sambal oelek
- 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium pineapple, peeled
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 14 teaspoon coarse salt
- 14 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 3 medium carrots, julienned
- 12 English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick crosswise
- 1 medium jicama, peeled and julienned
- 3 tablespoons of fresh mint, sliced
- 12 cup rice wine vinegar, unseasoned
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 12 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Method
- Make the salad: place tofu sliced on a rimmed baking sheet between layers of paper towels.
- Place a baking sheet with heavy cans on top of the tofu.
- let stand for 30 minutes.
- Pat tofu until completely dry.
- Place shimp in bowl.
- Puree vinegar, honey, sambal oelek, garlic, and ginger in a food processor until smooth, and pour over shrimp.
- Turn shrimp until well coated.
- Cover and refrigerate, turning once, for 1 hour.
- Preheat grill to medium.
- Cut pineapple lengthwise along sides of core into 2 large pieces, then slice each piece lenghtwise into thirds.
- Reserve remaining center piece for another use.
- Grill pineapple, turning frequently, until brown 4-5 minutes per side.
- Brush tofu with oil, sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and grill, turning once, until opaque, 2-3 minutes.
- Cut pineapple crosswise into 1/4 inch thickness slices.
- Cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes.
- Peel shrimp, and combine with pineapple, tofu, carrots, cucumber, jicama and mint in a salad bowl.
- Make the dressing: Whisk together ingredients in a small bowl.
- Pour over salad and toss until well combined.
