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Avocado and Shrimp Salad with Miso Dressing

A plated salad of romaine lettuce, shrimp, and sliced avocado topped with orange tobiko roe
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Yield
Serves 4
Difficulty
easy

This week’s recipe was inspired by an all-time favorite family restaurant, Chief’s Sushi and Seafood Market. Visits to this delicious establishment always began with a round of miso soups, this shrimp and avocado salad, and a selection of their fresh fish sashimi appetizers. Unfortunately Chief’s closed a few years ago, leaving our family very nostalgic and longing for more of their wonderful food. This week we present our attempt at replicating the infamous miso dressing which is an essential component of what was once called the A5 salad.

Ingredients for the salad labeled -- lettuce, shrimp, avocado, miso, olive oil, lime, tobiko, and rice vinegar

Ingredients

  • 1 head of romaine lettuce
  • 1/2 lb shrimp
  • 1 avocado
  • 2 tbsp tobiko (flying fish roe)
  • 4 tbsp sweet miso paste
  • 2 tbsp white rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 lime

Instructions

  1. Cut, wash, and dry the lettuce.
  2. Clean and peel the shrimp and boil for 5 minutes.
  3. Let cool while preparing the dressing.
  4. In a small bowl whisk together the miso paste, rice vinegar, olive oil, water, and lime juice.
  5. Slice the avocado and assemble the salad.
  6. Sprinkle the fish roe on top.

Notes

  • The sweet miso paste can be found at your local Asian supermarket. We use Miko brand, which is low in sodium and made in Japan.
  • If you have trouble finding the flying fish roe, you can ask your local sushi restaurant if they will sell you some -- they are usually pretty generous about it.