Bowl of Shrimp Vegie Salad
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Shrimp Vegetable Salad


Indonesia   -   Husaren Sla
Makes:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  		 3 #
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1-1/4+ hrs
Best		 An Indonesian salad displaying strong Dutch influence in both ingredients and methods. This is a party salad - see Comments.

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-- Salad
Eggs, hard
Shrimp, medium
Potatoes (1)
Carrots
Pineapple chunk  
Cucumbers (2)
Tomato, ripe
Salt
-- Dressing
Butter
Flour
Milk, whole
Salt
Sugar
Rice Vinegar
Nutmeg
Pepper, blk
-- Serve over
Lettuce
Do-Ahead   -   (30 min - 7 min work + cooling time)
  1. Hard boil EGGS, shell, chill thoroughly. For best method see our recipe Boiling Eggs.
Make Dressing   -   (15 min + cooling time)
  1. Melt BUTTER in a small saucepan. Stir in Flour stirring continuously until you have a smooth paste that doesn't smell raw, but no browning.
  2. Gradually add Milk, whisking continuously until smooth.
  3. Whisk in all other Dressing Items. Continue whisking over moderate heat, adding milk or boiled water to get a light sauce consistency.
  4. Take off the heat and Let cool to room temperature.
Prep   -   (50 min + cooling time)
  1. Shell SHRIMP and devein. Cut crosswise in half if very large.
  2. Peel POTATOES and cube 1/2 inch.
  3. Peel CARROTS and cut into 1/4 inch dice.
  4. Cut PINEAPPLE into about 1/2 inch chunks.
  5. Cut CUCUMBER into 1/2 inch chunks.
  6. Cut TOMATO into 1/2 inch chunks.
  7. Cut Eggs into about 3/4 inch chunks. Best to use a Wire Cutter.
  8. In a saucepan (2 qt) place Potatoes and Carrots. Pour in water to cover well. Bring to a boil and simmer until Potatoes and Carrots are tender. Scoop out keeping the Water and chill in cold water. Drain.
  9. Stir Shrimp into the simmering water until bright orange and cooked through - about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes. Drain and cool.
Assemble   -   (10 min)
  1. Mix together all Salad items.
  2. Arrange Salad over Lettuce
  3. Pour Dressing over Salad. Serve cool.
NOTES:

  1. Potatoes:

      I prefer Red Potatoes, which cook tender quickly, though White Rose or similar can also be used. Red Potatoes may differ in other countries. For details see our Potatoes page.

  2. Cucumbers:

      If at all possible, use small cucumbers that don't need to be skinned or seeded, such as Persian, Japanese or European. If you have only the standard waxed green blimps, peel them and seed them, then measure out the given weight.

  3. Comments:

      This is a Party Salad, thus the large quantity. Making a smaller quantity would take nearly the same time. the Salad Mix and the Dressing can be made ahead and separately refrigerated overnight, then assembled when needed. There should be quite a lot of dressing, serve excess in a gravy boat.
  4. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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