Coconut-and-Lime-Crusted Shrimp With Rice-Noodle Salad
4 ounces vermicelli rice noodles
3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon lime zest. plus 3 tablespoons juice
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 large eggs, room temperature
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 pound large shrimp, peeled (tall segments left attached)
and deveined, potted dry
1 head romaine lettuce, shredded (about 8 cups)
5 radishes, thinly sliced
1 Fresno or jalapeño chile, thinly sliced
1/4 cup hot-pepper jelly or mango chutney, warmed
1 avocado, pitted. peeled, and thinly sliced
- Preheat broiler with rack 6 inches from heating element. Cover
noodles with boiling water in a bowl; let stand 10 minutes.
- Combine panko, lime zest, and coconut in another bowl. In a
third bowl, beat eggs; season eggs and panko with salt and pep-
per. Dip shrimp in eggs, then panko; press to adhere. Place on a
rimmed baking sheet. Rinse noodles under cold water; drain. Toss
with lime juice, romaine, radishes, chile, and jelly. Season with salt
and pepper. Broil shrimp 2 minutes, Flip; broil until browned in
Places,2 to 3 minutes more. Serve over salad with avocado.