Chaya's Chopped Salad Shrimp
Chopped romaine lettuce tossed with fresh corn, avocado, cucumber and nicely spiced shrimp, this salad is big and bright, and it packs no shortage of heat from its jalapeno-spiced dressing. Chaya' restaurant was happy to share its recipe for chopped salad.
Steps
To prepare the dressing: place the jalapenos on a rack set over a stove-top burner or on the grill and roast until charred on all sides.
When cool enough to handle , peel and seed.
In a blender , combine jalapenos , mayonnaise , lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Blend until smooth.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cover and chill until needed.
To prepare the shrimp: in a small bowl , combine chili powder , 1 1 / 2 teaspoons salt , cumin , onion powder , garlic powder , 1 / 4 teaspoon plus 1 / 8 teaspoon black pepper , cayenne pepper and celery seed powder to make a spice blend.
Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat until hot , then add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Add shrimp and saut until slightly opaque , 1 - 2 minutes , then sprinkle the spice blend over the shrimp , shaking pan and continue cooking just until opaque.
Remove from heat and set aside.
To assemble the salad: in a large bowl , toss chopped romaine with the cucumber , avocado , corn kernels and saute.
Ingredients
jalapenos, mayonnaise, lemon, juice of, olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, chili powder, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, ground red pepper, celery seed, medium shrimp, romaine lettuce, cucumber, avocado, white corn, cotija cheese, cherry tomatoes, cilantro