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Barbecue Shrimp & Sugar Snap Pasta Salad

Here's how you make Barbecue Shrimp & Sugar Snap Pasta Salad
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 15m
  • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 8 ounces sugar snap peas (trimmed)
  • 6 ounces soba noodles
  • 6 ounces cucumber (1/2 English cucumber)
  • 1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (julienne)
  • FOR DRESSING
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (grated)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat barbecue to medium-high.

  • Step 2: Toss shrimp with five-spice powder and olive oil.

  • Step 3: Thread onto skewers.

  • Step 4: Let marinate while preparing salad.

  • Step 5: Boil sugar snaps until tender-crisp, 2 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water.

  • Step 6: Slice lengthwise into julienne strips (be careful-some of the peas pop out).

  • Step 7: Boil noodles just until tender, about 5 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water.

  • Step 8: Drain well.

  • Step 9: Place in a large bowl with sugar snaps.

  • Step 10: Slice cucumber in half lengthwise (scrape out seeds if you wish).

  • Step 11: Thinly slice, then add to noodles along with basil, cilantro and julienned ginger.

  • Step 12: For the dressing place grated ginger in a small sieve set over a bowl.

  • Step 13: Using the back of a spoon, firmly press ginger to release juice,.

  • Step 14: Discard grate ginger. Stir in garlic, soy sauce, oil and honey.

  • Step 15: Pour over noodle mixture and toss to evenly mix.

  • Step 16: Barbecue shrimp, 2 minutes per side.

  • Step 17: Divide noodles among four bowls and top each with a skewer.


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