Shrimp tempura with peppered melon and sesame dressing

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

  • About

Here, the shrimp are cooked as in the first recipe, but an elaborate salad and dressing are built to support them. Definitely a main course.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup haricots verts (or slivered green beans), cut into 1-inch lengths
  • ½ cup carrots cut into matchsticks

Method

  1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Blanch the beans and carrots, just for about 2 minutes—enough to remove their crunch. Drain, plunge into ice water to stop the cooking, and drain again.
  2. Whisk together the Ricard or other liqueur, nam pla, soy sauce, lime juice, vinegar, ginger, canola oil, and sesame oil. Set aside. Arrange a portion of the mesclun on each of fo