A really fresh and tasty salad, which is ready in no time. Ask your fishmonger to peel the prawns for you while you shop for the other ingredients. If he is as wonderful as our Phil, he will be more than happy to.
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 0 minute
Total time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 125g vermicelli rice noodles
- 400g cooked prawns, peeled and deveined
- 1 cucumber, julienned
- 1 carrot, julienned or grated
- 1 red capsicum, sliced
- 2 handfuls bean shoots
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 1 handful mint leaves, chopped
- 1 handful coriander, chopped
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped (optional)
Dressing
- 6 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped (optional)
- ½ tablespoon honey (optional)
Method
- Place noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to soften for 3–5 minutes, then drain and rinse with cold water. Drain again thoroughly.
- Combine prawns, cucumber, carrot, capsicum, bean shoots, spring onion, mint and coriander leaves with noodles in a large salad bowl and gently toss to combine.
- To make dressing, shake ingredients in a jar. Taste and adjust to your liking. Pour over salad and toss together.
- Sprinkle with chilli and serve.
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