Crayfish, Pink Grapefruit & Glass Noodle Salad

Name: Crayfish, Pink Grapefruit & Glass Noodle Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: ¼ tsp chilli powder; 2 lemongrass stalks; 2 limes; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp sugar; 1 small handful of mint leaves; 1 small handful of basil leaves; 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds; 150 g/5½ oz cooked, peeled crayfish tails; 140 g/5 oz vermicelli rice noodles; 2 spring onions; 30 g/1 oz pea shoots; 1 pink grapefruit

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

For the Glass Noodle Salad

140 g/5 oz vermicelli rice noodles
1 pink grapefruit

Pescatarian
Spicy
Street Food

Method

PUT THE NOODLES into a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Cover and leave to one side for 2–3 minutes to soften. Once soft, drain in a colander and rinse with cold water. Drain again and squeeze out any excess water with your hands so that they are really dry. Leave to one side.

MAKE THE DRESSING while the noodles soften. Remove the tough outer leaves from the lemongrass and c