california salad

Ingredients

• THE DRESSING
• 1 - shallot, minced
• 1/2 - inch piece of ginger, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cilantro leave
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 dash toasted sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons mirin or rice wine
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• - juice of 1/2 lime
• THE SALAD
• 1/2 cup quinoa or bulgur wheat, cooked in 1 3/4 cups water and cooled
• 3 - scallions, chopped
• 2 - avocados, sliced
• 2 - navel oranges, peeled and segmented
• 20 - raw shrimp
• - pickled jalapeno peppers, to serve
• - cilantro, chopped, to serve