Mango Salad With Grilled Shrimp

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 red chili pepper (about 4 inches long, thinly sliced, including seeds)
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint (chopped)
• 2 mangoes, pitted, peeled & thinly sliced (firm-ripe)
• 1 1/4 lbs jumbo shrimp, shelled, tail-on, deveined
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 jalapeno chile, minced, including seeds (fresh)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   Make mango salad: Whisk together brown sugar and lime juice in a large bowl util sugar is dissolved, then whisk in red chile, shallot, cilantro, and mint. Add mangoes, tossing gently.

2. 2

   Grill shrimp: beginning at thick end, insert a skewer lengthwise through each shrimp to straighten. Transfer to a tray. Prepare grill. Whisk together oil, jalapeno, cumin and salt, then brush on skewered shrimp until well coated. Grill the shrimp, turning occasionally, until lightly charred and just cooked through, about 4 minutes.

3. 3

   Toss mango salad again and divide among 4 plates. Arrange 4 shrimp on top of each serving.

4. 4

   Makes 4 first course servings or two main course servings.