Fried Shrimp Flatbreads with Spicy Cardamom Sauce
. Um…sold.
This was followed by a quick scan of the ingredient list, which intrigued me even more once I saw that the dish included some of my very favorite foods: cardamom, Thai chilies, avocado, mint, lots of garlic, fried shrimp, and pickled onion. A fancy sandwich that requires lots of toppings? My favorite!
, the famous sandwich spot in Los Angeles. Some of my favorite elements of the dish were the two sauces, which balanced each other out very well–a spicy, lemony-garlic sauce spiced with Thai chilies, cumin and cardamom and a mellow, rich creme fraiche sauce flavored with fresh chives, mint and thinned with a touch of buttermilk.
Overall, it was a really fun dish to put together and a nice change in our dinner routine–the fact that it was relatively simple and time friendly gave it extra bonus points. Although I followed the recipe very closely, here are a few suggestions I picked up along the way in case any of you decide to give it a try:
It’s quick and easy.
3 Comments on “Fried Shrimp Flatbreads with Spicy Cardamom Sauce”
I love anything with shrimp, but the sauce out here is more tempting!
Laura, where is the cardamom sauce, on the bottom of the shrimp? This looks like such an exciting recipe! I love anything with pickled onions.
The garlic-cardamom sauce is spread on the flatbread before topping it with everything else–you can kind of see a peek of the chopped chilies at the front. Yeah, it was definitely different and fun to try!