Spicy Shrimp Salad with Garlic Toast

Dressing:
3 tablespoons. sugar
4 tablespoons fish sauce
1/3 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons prepared chili sauce

Salad:
3/4 pound cooked shrimp
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced
2 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
Bibb lettuce leaves

Garlic Toasts:
Clove of fresh garlic, peeled & cut in half
French bread, sliced 1/4 inch thick rounds
Olive Oil, high quality
Brush french bread rounds with olive oil and toast (broil) in oven til desired level of crunch is achieved (about 5 minutes). Remove from oven and rub bread rounds with fresh garlic half.


In a small bowl, combine all the dressing ingredients. Stir until the sugar dissolves completely.
In a large bowl, combine all of the salad ingredients except the lettuce. Pour the dressing over and toss to coat.
To serve, place the lettuce leaves on individual plates. Mound a portion of the shrimp salad on top of the leaves. Serve as a first course with crunchy garlic toasts. Serve immediately.