Vietnamese prawn salad

10-30 minutes 2 servings 600 kcal or less asian salad cheap recipe easy recipe healthy salad light recipe low fat recipe mains quick quick recipe rice noodle rice noodles salad recipe tiger prawn tiger prawns vietnamese recipe

Ingredients

1 small garlic clove , finely chopped

1 small red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped

1 tbsp golden caster sugar

juice 2 limes

250g thin rice noodles

150g pack cooked tiger prawns , halved along their spine

½ cucumber , peeled, deseeded and cut into matchsticks

1 carrot , cut into matchsticks or grated

6 spring onions , shredded

handful coriander and/or mint leaves

1 tbsp roasted peanuts , chopped

Method

To make the dressing, mash the garlic, chilli and sugar using a pestle and mortar. Add the lime juice and 3 tbsp water and stir together. Set aside.

Get the kettle on, put the noodles into a bowl, then cover with boiling water. Leave to stand for 10 mins until tender, then drain and divide between 2 bowls. 3 Mix the prawns and veg together and divide between the bowls, too. Finish by topping each salad with the herbs and peanuts, then pour over the dressing to serve.