Healthy Prawn Salad
1/2 cucumber
375g medium raw prawns
2fl oz rice vinegar
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Halve a cucumber lengthwise, remove seeds with a teaspoon and peel skin.
Cut flesh into thin slices, sprinkle with salt and set aside for 5 minutes. After rinse to remove
salt and pat dry.
Place the prawns in a pan of lighted salted boiling water, simmer for 2 minutes. Drain and
plunge them in cold water. Allow the prawns to cool, remove the peel but leave tail intact.
Place the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger in a large bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved.
Add prawns and cucumber and marinate for 1 hour.
Arrange on a serving plate, sprinkle with seeds and serve.
Serves 4
375g medium raw prawns
2fl oz rice vinegar
1 tablespoon caster sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Halve a cucumber lengthwise, remove seeds with a teaspoon and peel skin.
Cut flesh into thin slices, sprinkle with salt and set aside for 5 minutes. After rinse to remove
salt and pat dry.
Place the prawns in a pan of lighted salted boiling water, simmer for 2 minutes. Drain and
plunge them in cold water. Allow the prawns to cool, remove the peel but leave tail intact.
Place the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger in a large bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved.
Add prawns and cucumber and marinate for 1 hour.
Arrange on a serving plate, sprinkle with seeds and serve.
Serves 4
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