Vietnamese Style Prawn Slaw
(from Heather P’s recipe box)
Very yummy as a main meal.
Only half quantity of dressing required, so remainder can be kept in refrigerator few days.
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Serves 6 people
Categories: Salads
Ingredients
- 2 T oil
- 500 g raw prawns, cleaned
- 3 T sweet chilli sauce
- 1 packet instant noodles
- 4 T mixed seeds (sunflower, sesame)
- 1/4 small green cabbage, finely sliced
- 2 spring onions, or handful of chives chopped
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- small handful each fresh mint and coriander
- 1/2 quantity of dressing
- Dressing:
- 3/4 C salad oil
- 3 T sugar
- 5 T white wine vinegar or lime juice
- 2 t fresh grated ginger
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 t ground pepper
- 1 small red chilli, seeds removed, finely diced
Directions
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Make dressing by combining ingredients in jar, and shaking well to combine.
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Fry prawns in heated oil in pan, until prawns are pink in colour. (Can be bbq’d).
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Remove from heat, stir in chilli sauce.
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Heat frying pan, crumble instant noodles into pan and lightly toast until beginning to colour.
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Tip into salad bowl, then add seeds to pan and toast for couple minutes until lightly coloured. Add these to salad bowl.
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Add remaining salad ingredients and half dressing to salad bowl and toss well.
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Serve salad topped with warm prawns and juices.