Those yummy prawns & mango salad

Recipes / Salads

This delightful prawn and mango salad is bound to bring a smile to the faces of seafood lovers everywhere!

Recipe «Those yummy prawns & mango salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 red onion, halved, coarsely chopped, 55g tomato paste, 4 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 small fresh red chilli, finely chopped, 1 lemon, rind finely grated , 2 tsp grated fresh ginger, 1 tsp ground turmeric, 1 tbsp fish sauce , 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp peanut oil or grapeseed oil, 500g green prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined, 1 slice white bread, frozen, crusts removed, coarsely grated, 2 tsp caster sugar, Steamed jasmine rice, to serve, 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed, halved, 150g snow peas, trimmed, sliced lengthways.

Ingredients:

  • 1 red onion, halved, coarsely chopped 
  • 55g tomato paste 
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 1 small fresh red chilli, finely chopped 
  • 1 lemon, rind finely grated 
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger 
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric 
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1 tsp sesame oil 
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil or grapeseed oil 
  • 500g green prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined 
  • 1 slice white bread, frozen, crusts removed, coarsely grated 
  • 2 tsp caster sugar 
  • Steamed jasmine rice, to serve 
  • 1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed, halved 
  • 150g snow peas, trimmed, sliced lengthways 
  • 2-3 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced 
  • 2 mangoes, peeled, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 
  • 2 tsp caster sugar 

Instructions

  1. To make the salad, place asparagus in a heatproof microwave-safe bowl. Cook, covered, on High/800watts/100% for 2 minutes. Add the snow peas and cook, covered, on High/800watts/100% for 40 seconds or until tender crisp. Refresh under cold water. Place the asparagus, snow peas, cucumber and mango in a bowl. Whisk together the lime juice, sugar and ginger in a jug.
  2. Place the onion, tomato paste, garlic, chilli, lemon rind, ginger, turmeric, fish sauce and sesame oil in the jug of a blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion mixture and cook for 2-4 minutes or until aromatic. Add prawns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until prawns curl and change colour. Add bread and sugar and stir to combine.
  4. Drizzle the salad with dressing and gently toss to combine. Divide salad among plates and top with prawns. Serve with steamed rice, if desired.