Thai Seafood Salad

By LaLaCooks

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup  water
• 8 ounces  sea scallops
• 1 pound  peeled and deveined medium shrimp
• 5 tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 2 1/2 tablespoons  fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon  sugar
• 1 teaspoon  chile paste with garlic
• 1 cup  red bell pepper strips
• 1/2 cup  prechopped red onion
• 1/4 cup  fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
• 8 ounces  lump crabmeat, drained and shell pieces removed
• 2 fresh lemongrass stalks, trimmed and thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Bring 1/4 cup water to a simmer in a large skillet. Add scallops to pan; cover and cook 3 minutes or until done. Remove scallops from pan with a slotted spoon; pat scallops dry with paper towels. Place scallops in a large bowl. Add shrimp to simmering water in pan; cover and cook 3 minutes or until done. Drain well; add to scallops.

2. While scallops and shrimp cook, combine lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chile paste; stir to dissolve sugar.

3. Add juice mixture, bell pepper, and remaining ingredients to scallop mixture; toss gently to combine.