Spicy Prawn Salad

Name: Spicy Prawn Salad
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: juice of 1 lime; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) cooked king prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined with tails left intact; 5 small wild green chillies, finely sliced; 1 teaspoon caster (superfine) sugar; 1 lemongrass stalk, tough outer leaves removed, finely sliced; 2 red shallots, finely sliced; 2 kaffir lime leaves, very finely shredded; 1 large handful of mint leaves; 1 large handful of coriander (cilantro) leaves

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Balance and Harmony

By Neil Perry

Published 2008

About

This is one of the simplest seafood salads you will ever make — the combination of lime and chilli is so fresh it will soon be a favourite. It’s easy to substitute any seafood you like for the prawns.

Ingredients

500 g (1 lb 2 oz) cooked king prawns (shrimp), peeled and deveined with tails left in

Asia
China
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar. Toss the prawns, chillies, lemongrass, shallots, mint, coriander and lime leaves with the dressing, taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately.