“It’s a delightful salad with a fresh vegetable crudités.”

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup orange marmalade
3 large garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with 1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fresh cilantro sprigs, washed well, spun dry, and chopped fine
4 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1/2 tsp. dried hot red pepper flakes
1 pound large (21 to 24 per pound) shrimp, shelled, leaving tail and first shell   section intact, and deveined
  Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

DIRECTIONS

• Whisk the lime juice together with marmalade, garlic paste, coriander, 3 tablespoons oil, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste in a measuring cup.
• Reserve 1/3 cup mixture in a small bowl or ramekin for dipping.
• In a large sealable plastic bag combine shrimp with remaining mixture and marinate, chilled, tossing occasionally to coat shrimp for 45 minutes.
• Drain shrimp and lightly pat dry between paper towels.
• In a large non-stick skillet pat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté half of shrimp until golden brown and cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes on each side.
• Sauté remaining shrimp in remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in same manner.
• Garnish shrimp with coriander sprigs and serve with reserved dipping sauce.