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4 heads Belgian endive
1 tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
1/2 cup vinaigrette dressing
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons grainy mustard
2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon lemon juice
fine sea salt, to taste
white pepper, to taste
3/4 pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 tablespoons thinly sliced cilantro leaves
Trim off top 1 1/4 inches of each endive and separate leaves. Discard small inner core. Use sharp knife to cut away soft, yellow sections on sides of each leaf, leaving only the firm, white center. Save trimmings for another use. Cut the firm white leaves lengthwise into 1/4-inch strips. Place in bowl, add tomato.
In another small bowl, whisk together vinaigrette and mustards. Add 3 tablespoons of this to the endive along with sesame seeds, soy sauce and lemon juice. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking. Add shrimp in single layer and saute until browned on the bottom, about 1 minute. Turn shrimp over and saute until they just turn opaque, another 30 seconds.
Toss 2 tablespoons of cilantro into endive mixture. Divide shrimp among individual plates, mounding them in center. Mound endive over shrimp and garnish with remaining cilantro. Drizzle some of remaining vinaigrette on the plates around the salad. Serve.
Recipe Source: "Le Bernardin Cookbook"
gennyblake
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