Vietnamese-style noodle & prawn salad

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Recipe «Vietnamese-style noodle & prawn salad» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 200g rice stick noodles, 2 small or 1 large green mangoes, 2 large carrots, 1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced, 100g bean sprouts , 70g baby spinach leaves, washed, dried, 1/3 cup firmly packed coriander leaves, 300g peeled cooked large prawns , 1 tbsp boiling water, 1 tbsp caster sugar, 60ml fresh lime juice, 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar, 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sambal oelek, 1 small clove garlic, crushed.

Ingredients:

  • 200g rice stick noodles 
  • 2 small or 1 large green mangoes 
  • 2 large carrots 
  • 1 red capsicum, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced 
  • 100g bean sprouts 
  • 70g baby spinach leaves, washed, dried 
  • 1/3 cup firmly packed coriander leaves 
  • 300g peeled cooked large prawns 
  • 1 tbsp boiling water 
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar 
  • 60ml fresh lime juice 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce 
  • 1 tsp sambal oelek 
  • 1 small clove garlic, crushed 

Instructions

  1. Place rice stick noodles in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 10 minutes to soak. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, cut cheeks from mangoes close to the seed and peel away skin. Peel carrots and cut into lengths small enough to fit sideways in the feed tube of a food processor. Use grater attachment to grate mango and carrot into long shreds and place in a bowl. Add capsicum, bean sprouts, spinach leaves and coriander.
  3. To make the dressing, combine boiling water and sugar in a jug, and stir until dissolved. Add lime juice, vinegar, fish sauce, sambal oelek and garlic. Whisk to combine. Add noodles and prawns to the carrot mixture. Pour over the dressing, then use clean hands or 2 large metal spoons to toss gently until just combined. Serve immediately.