Name: Prawns with crisp salad and sesame dressing
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Sesame dressing; 1 tablespoon raw sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon salad oil; 2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon kecap manis or soy sauce; 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 150 tablespoon finely chopped shallot; Salad and prawns; 12 (or more) frozen raw prawns, thawed, shelled leaving tails intact, deveined; 2 tablespoon olive oil; sea salt; 1/2 chinese cabbage, shredded (discard core); slim spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced on the diagonal; 2 carrots, peeled and sliced wafer-thin; 1/2 red pepper, halved, cored, deseeded and sliced very thinly; 2 hot green chillies, halved, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 cup loosely packed small mint leaves; 1 cup loosely packed small coriander leaves; 1 cup beansprouts, trimmed; 2 tablespoon crispy shallots (optional – available from asian food stores)

Ingredients

Sesame dressing

1 tablespoon raw sesame seeds

1 tablespoon salad oil

2 teaspoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon kecap manis or soy sauce

1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

2 tablespoon lemon juice

150 tablespoon finely chopped shallot

Salad and prawns

12 (or more) frozen raw prawns, thawed, shelled leaving tails intact, deveined

2 tablespoon olive oil

sea salt

1/2 chinese cabbage, shredded (discard core)

slim spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced on the diagonal

2 carrots, peeled and sliced wafer-thin

1/2 red pepper, halved, cored, deseeded and sliced very thinly

2 hot green chillies, halved, deseeded and finely chopped

1 cup loosely packed small mint leaves

1 cup loosely packed small coriander leaves

1 cup beansprouts, trimmed

2 tablespoon crispy shallots (optional – available from asian food stores)

Method

1.For the dressing, gently toast sesame seeds in a small dry frying pan until golden; be careful not to burn them. Tip onto a plate to cool. Whisk together oils, kecap manis or soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, lemon juice and shallot. Add sesame seeds.

2.Put prawns in a dish with oil and a good grind of black pepper. Fry in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat (scrape in all the oil) for a few minutes on each side, until golden. Season lightly with sea salt.

3.Put cabbage in a large bowl with spring onions, carrots, red pepper and chillies. Pour over dressing and toss well. Add mint, coriander, beansprouts and a few pinches of salt. Toss lightly. Dish into bowls. Arrange prawns on top and sprinkle with crispy shallots, if using. Serve immediately.

Kecap manis (also called ketjap manis) hails from Indonesia. It’s a thick, sweet soy sauce made from soya beans, palm sugar and spices. It is particularly good in this salad because it gives the dressing a syrupy consistency and rich spicy sweet flavour. Available in Asian food stores and also at some supermarkets. Store refrigerated once opened.
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