Prawn & pink grapefruit noodle salad

10-30 minutes 2 of 5-a-day 400 kcal or less 6 servings a week of healthy one pots asian cold noodles good for you low calorie mains quick seafood shellfish thai vietnam vitamin c

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Ingredients

200g thin rice noodle (vermicelli)

12 cherry tomatoes , halved

1 tbsp fish sauce

juice 1 lime

2 tsp palm sugar or soft brown sugar

1 large red chilli , ½ diced, ½ sliced

2 pink grapefruits , segmented

½ cucumber , peeled, deseeded and thinly sliced

2 carrots , cut into matchsticks

3 spring onions , thinly sliced

400g cooked large prawn

large handful mint , leaves picked

large handful coriander , leaves picked

Method

Put the noodles in a bowl, breaking them up a little, and cover with boiling water from the kettle. Leave to soak for 10 mins until tender. Drain, rinse under cold running water, then leave the noodles to drain thoroughly.

In the same bowl, lightly squash the cherry tomatoes – we used the end of a rolling pin. Stir in the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and diced chilli. Taste for the right balance of sweet, sour and spicy – adjust if necessary (see tip, below).

Toss through the noodles, then add all the remaining ingredients, except the sliced chilli. Season and give everything a good stir, then divide the noodle salad between 6 serving dishes and sprinkle over the chilli before serving.