Shrimp and Carrot Salad, Ají-Soy-Limón Dressing

Shrimp and Carrot Salad
Okra, Cherry Tomato, Red Onion, Caperberry, Feta, Nasturtium
Ají Amarillo Soy Limón Dressing

Colorful baby carrots and my tree bursting with key limes became the source of inspiration for this sprightly salad. Carrots and limes have a curious affinity for one another. Key limes, called limones in Peru are used extensively in Peruvian cuisine. I mix the lime juice with ají amarillo paste and soy sauce to make the refreshing dressing. Ají amarillo, a yellow-orange Peruvian chile pepper is simultaneously spicy and fruity. Just a couple teaspoons of the paste gives the dressing its zing and along with the shrimp and carrots paired with feta, okra, onion, and tomatoes – the result is a really zesty salad with piquant Peruvian flair.

Peruvian Shrimp and Carrot Salad Recipe

Roasted Baby Carrots

Trim the baby carrots, toss with rosemary, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Then roast in a 350°F convection oven for 15 minutes or until the carrots are soft. Let cool to room temperature.

An owl sits among the nasturtiums to scare the critters away (not sure if it works, though). The key lime tree is bursting with limes. Time to make pisco sours!

Ají Amarillo Soy Limón Dressing

• 2 t. aji amarillo paste
• 1/3 c. limon (key lime) juice
• 2 T. low sodium soy sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 T. olive oil
• black pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients.

Marinate large cooked shrimp, sliced pickled okra, cubes of feta, and caperberries in the dressing.

To compose the salad – place thinly sliced red onion, roasted baby carrots, carrot ribbons, and sliced cherry tomatoes on a platter. Top with the shrimp mixture. Spoon more dressing over the salad.

Garnish with nasturtium.

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