Friday, October 1, 2010

shrimp pasta salad

To prepare shrimp:
shrimp - 1 cup
kodam puli.. - 1 large piece -- you can use lemon instead
garlic - 2 cloves.
ginger - 1 cm piece
water - 2 cups
curry leaves
salt
chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric - 1/4 tsp
cook all of the above over stove top till the water dries.

pesto sauce for pasta:
cashew nuts - 8
oregano - 1 tsp
parsley dried: 4 tsp
parmesan cheese - 2 tsp
fresh basil - 6 leaves
onion - 1 small onion or shallot
olive oil - 1/4 cup
grind all of above except olive oil. heat olive oil and add the grinded mixture till smell of pesto comes.. mix cooked pasta to this.

salad:
lettuce
cucumber
carrots
shrimp prepared as above
pasta prepared as above
greek feta dressing
dijorn mustard - 1/2 tsp
olive.

toss them all together and enjoy :)

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