Shrimp Salad with Thai Flavors

Author Notes

I love Thai food, so I’m always experimenting with Thai flavors. One day when it was too hot to eat anything but salad, I tossed this together, using stuff I found in my fridge (hence the addition of Peppadews). I find lemongrass to be a bit of a pain to work with, so I usually have a tube of Gourmet Garden lemongrass paste in the fridge, which makes things just that much easier. —theminx

Ingredients

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  4 teaspoons
  
  smooth peanut butter
  
  
• 
  2 tablespoons
  
  mayonnaise
  
  
• 
  1 teaspoon
  
  Sriracha
  
  
• 
  ¹/₂ teaspoon
  
  ground ginger
  
  
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  2 tablespoons
  
  chopped green onion
  
  
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  1 tablespoon
  
  fish sauce
  
  
• 
  1 tablespoon
  
  lime juice
  
  
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  1 tablespoon
  
  grated lime zest
  
  
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  1 teaspoon
  
  lemongrass paste
  
  
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  1 pound
  
  shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined, and cut into chunks if large
  
  
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  5
  
  Peppadew peppers, or 3 tablespoons chopped red bell pepper
  
  
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  1 tablespoon
  
  chopped Thai basil
  
  

• 
  salt and pepper to taste
  
  

• 
  peanuts
  
  

• 
  Thai basil