This prawn, mushroom and coriander salad is super speedy to whip up, literally only taking 15 minutes from start to finish. It makes for a great midweek meal. Recipe compliments of South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 200 g rice vermicelli
- 250 g prawns cleaned and deveined, tail on
- ½ cup spring onions sliced
- ¼ cup mint leaves packed
- ¼ cup coriander roughly chopped & packed
- 1 medium cucumber julienned
- 1 large carrot julienned
- 250 g white button mushrooms sliced very thinly
For the dressing
- 4 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp soy sauce, or more to taste
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 1–2 bird’s eye chillies sliced
- Lime cheeks, for serving
Method
For the dressing
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In a small mixing bowl combine all the dressing ingredients and whisk well until the sugar dissolves.
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If you would like the dressing on the mild side use 1 chilli and remove the seeds.
For the salad
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Place rice noodles in a large bowl and boil a full kettle.
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Pour boiling water over the rice noodles and mix well, submerging them.
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After about 5 minutes they should feel soft and tender.
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Rinse under cold water and drain.
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In a large saucepan, bring a few cm of water to the boil.
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Add a steaming basket / stainless steel steaming insert / colander in a pinch.
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Add the prawns and steam for ± 2 minutes until pink and opaque.
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Remove the prawns straight away and spread out onto a tray to cool.
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In a large salad bowl combine the spring onions, mint leaves, coriander, cucumber and carrot. Mix well.
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Add the rice noodles and distribute them evenly making sure all the vegetables and herbs mix in well. Add the steamed prawns and mix.
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Drizzle everything with a little dressing and toss to coat.
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Add the mushrooms and mix them in thoroughly, adding more dressing if necessary until the mushrooms are well marinated.
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Serve the salad with plenty of lime cheeks for squeezing over and extra dressing on the side.
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