Sriracha-Honey Shrimp Salad

Name: Sriracha-Honey Shrimp Salad
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey; 1/4 cup Sriracha sauce; 1 tablespoon butter; 12 large raw shrimp (peeled and deveined Shrimp (tails on optional)); 3 dashes granulated garlic; 3 dashes ground black pepper; 4 cups cut romaine lettuce (cut in fairly large pieces); 3/4 cup cut cucumbers (cut in about 1/2 inch thick pieces); 3/4 cup chopped celery (cut in fairly large pieces); 3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese; 1/2 lime (juiced (for the salad)); 2 tablespoons roasted, salted and shelled pepita (pumpkin) seeds (a topping for the salad); 1/4 cup plus about 2 tablespoons of Caesar or blue cheese salad dressing; 1/2 lime (cut into 4 wedges (for garnish))

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by Nancy

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This Sriracha-Honey shrimp salad is a little bit spicy and sweet.

No matter how you look at it, spicy and sweet flavors taste so good together in sauces and marinades.

An easy way to make a spicy and sweet sauce is to mix just two ingredients…

…Sriracha sauce and honey.

The spicy sauce is easy to make and tastes really good.

The flavor can be adjusted by adding more or less Sriracha and honey.

If the sauce is too spicy for your liking, add more honey, or if the sauce isn’t spicy enough, add more Sriracha.

About the Shrimp

In this recipe, shrimp is lightly sautéed in butter along with the spicy and sweet sauce.

And wella, that’s really it for the shrimp.

Serve this as a side or main dish.

About Serving

Just top a salad with this flavorful shrimp and you have a wonderful meal.

And for more flavor, top the salad with crumbled blue cheese and roasted pepita (pumpkin) seeds.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Spicy and Sweet Sauce – honey and Sriracha sauce

Shrimp – peeled and deveined large shrimp (the tails can be left on as an option), spicy and sweet sauce, granulated garlic, and ground black pepper

Salad – cooked shrimp, spicy and sweet sauce, romaine lettuce, cucumber, celery, crumbled blue cheese, roasted, salted and shelled pepita (pumpkin) seeds, lime juice, and your favorite Caesar or blue cheese salad dressing

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Spicy and Sweet Sauce:

In a small bowl add honey,

and Sriracha sauce.

Mix and do a taste test to see if it’s too spicy for your liking.

Add more honey if needed.

Mix together and set aside.

For the Shrimp:

Heat a medium size skillet on medium heat and add butter.

Add the shrimp…

…granulated garlic,

…and ground black pepper.

Stir the spices in with the shrimp…

…and then add the spicy and sweet sauce.

Stir and cook for another 2 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked.

Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside for a moment.

For the Salad:

Chop the lettuce in fairly large pieces,

cut the cucumber in fairly thick pieces (about 1/2 an inch thick).

Chop the celery in fairly large pieces.

To a large serving platter or single serving dishes, add a layer of the lettuce.

Add the cucumber and celery.

Next, top with about half of the crumbled blue cheese.

add the shrimp (reserve the sauce that’s left in the pan and set the pan aside for a moment).

Squeeze fresh lime juice on the salad.

Add the remaining crumbled blue cheese on top of the shrimp.

Top with pepita seeds,

the remaining spicy and sweet sauce from the pan,

and drizzles of Caesar or blue cheese dressing.

Serve this shrimp salad with garlic bread or rolls with butter.

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