Prawn and pomelo salad recipe

A fragrant sweet, hot, salty and sour Vietnamese salad, using the sharp 'pomelo' citrus fruit, fresh herbs, peanuts, chilli, lime and ginger for flavour.

Ingredients

For the dressing
  • 1 Birdseye Chilli
  • 2 limes
  • 1 small piece of ginger
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Birdseye Chilli
  • 2 limes
  • 1 small piece of ginger
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Birdseye Chilli
  • 2 limes
  • 1 small piece of ginger
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
For the salad
  • 2 pomelos
  • 0.5 cucumber
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tbsp toasted peanuts
  • 1 pack shelled Tiger Prawns
  • 1 bunch each of mint, coriander and Thai basil
  • 2 pomelos
  • 0.5 cucumber
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tbsp toasted peanuts
  • 1 pack shelled Tiger Prawns
  • 1 bunch each of mint, coriander and Thai basil
  • 2 pomelos
  • 0.5 cucumber
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 shallot
  • 2 tbsp toasted peanuts
  • 1 pack shelled Tiger Prawns
  • 1 bunch each of mint, coriander and Thai basil

Details

  • Cuisine: Vietnamese
  • Recipe Type: Salad
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 25 mins
  • Cooking Time: 5 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. For the dressing: Slice the chilli. Juice the limes into a bowl. Finely chop the ginger. Crush the garlic. Place ingredients into the bowl and add the sugar and fish sauce.
  2. Mix thoroughly, and be sure to taste and adjust the quantities of each ingredient as necessary.
  3. For the salad: peel the pomelos and tear into segments. Finely slice or grate the cumber, carrot and shallot. Roughly crush the peanuts using a pestle and mortar.
  4. Season the prawns and fry until cooked through and pink. Chop the herbs.
  5. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, add the dressing and serve.

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