Bean Salad with Shrimp and Curry Yogurt
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Stylist: Cindy Barr
Pair this easy salad with seasoned whole-wheat couscous or grilled bread brushed with olive oil. The flavors marry as the dish stands, so it's a particularly good choice for a picnic or party platter.
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine first 6 ingredients, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine yogurt, curry, honey, and juice in a small bowl.
Step 2
Cook beans in boiling water 3 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add beans to shallot mixture; toss to coat.
Step 3
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add shrimp, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and thyme to pan; sauté 3 minutes or until done. Add shrimp to green bean mixture; toss to coat. Serve with yogurt mixture.
Chef's Notes
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Ccaravella82's Review
Delicious and very easy to make! Will be making again soon
teacooking's Review
Very pleasantly surprised this was so yummy! I served the shrimp and the green beans separately and the curry yogurt with the shrimp as a dipping sauce. Also grilled some bread, but grilled naan would have been better! Can't wait to make it again and serve to guests.
MMarie's Review
Holy cow was this delicious. I am all moony over tarragon right now in light of this dish. I totally agree about the yogurt curry sauce though. It was yummy but we hardly used any because the vinaigrette was so fabulous on its own. I can't wait to try it over grilled cauliflower, or summer squash, or broccoli. I think the flavors would also marry equally well with salmon rather than shrimp, though the shrimp was tasty.
ctaylor000's Review
Really quite good, and perfect for a warm summer evening. You could definitely serve this to guests - chilled white wine and something like grilled flatbread triangles and raw veggies with hummus would make a simple but elegant summer menu. The only thing I did differently was toss some diced onions in when sautéing the shrimp instead of using minced raw shallots, just because I wanted to use them up. (Also added a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes.) The curry yogurt is tasty but almost feels extraneous; you could skip it entirely and the shrimp and bean mixture is still delicious on it's own. When I make this again I'll probably try it that way. A keeper!
Great!