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Prawn market salad with lime & palm sugar dressing
Serves 6
   2 large telegraph cucumbers
   3 medium carrots, peeled
   250g bean sprouts, trimmed
   1/4 small red cabbage, shredded
   1 cup fresh mint leaves
   1.5kg cooked king prawns, peeled, deveined
   Lime and palm sugar dressing:
   2 tablespoons extra light olive oil
   5 limes, juiced (2/3 cup)
   1/2 cup grated palm sugar
   2 tablespoons water
   2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
   3 teaspoons fish sauce
   2cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated

   For the lime and palm sugar dressing, place all the ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake well  to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
   Cut the cucumbers in half and use a teaspoon to scrape the seeds from the halves.
   Cut cucumbers and carrots into thin matchsticks and combine in a large bowl. Add bean sprouts, cabbage, mint, prawns and dressing, then toss until well combined. Serve.

From: Fast, Fresh & Fabulous. By Janelle Bloom. Published by Ebury Press (Random House), $39.95.
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