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

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.

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