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yummy and easy, goes great alongside cool as a cucumber salad.
combine and let marinate overnight or a few hours in the fridge:

• 2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (tail on ok)
• 1/4 cup lemongrass, thinly sliced
• 3 shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 Tablespoon Kaffir lime leaves thinly sliced*
• 1/2 cup fresh mint, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1-2 fresh red chilis, deseeded and chopped (based on heat preference
• 3 Tablespoon fish sauce (asian section of grocery store)
• 3 Tablespoon fresh lime juice

Serve individually on a bed of lettuce, or in a bowl/platter with lettuce.

*This are pretty hard to find, but have an amazing distinct flavor. They woudl be in the fresh herb section of your local gourmet market. In a bind, use the same amount of lime zest.

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