Asian Recipes - Thai Grilled Prawn Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ripe papaya, peeled, seeded and cubed

• 1 tbsp/15 ml fresh mint, coarsely chopped

• 1 tbsp/15 ml fresh coriander, coarsely chopped

• 1 lb/500 g medium-size prawns, peeled with tails on

• 2 tsp/10 ml salt

• 1 tbsp/15 ml oil

• Crushed roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped green onion, fresh coriander and thinly sliced red chilies for garnish

Seasoning:

• 2 tbsp/30 ml fish sauce

• 5 tbsp/75 ml fresh lime juice

• 2 tsp/10 ml sugar

• 3 shallot onions, thinly sliced

• 2 stalks of lemon grass, very thinly sliced

• 2 red chilies, thinly sliced

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Prepare all ingredients and have at hand. Toss the prawns with the salt and allow them to sit for 10 minutes while you make the seasoning.

2. Combine the fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, shallot onions, lemon grass and chilies. Stir well until the sugar dissolves.

3. Grill the prawns (refer grilled prawn instructions for grilling).

4. Pour the grilled prawns and any juices into a non-reactive bowl. Add the papaya, mint, coriander and the fish sauce mixture.

5. Gently toss the salad. Garnish and serve.

This dish is wicked fun for entertaining. I like to get all the ingredients organized ahead of time and then put it all together with friends while having a drink before dinner in the kitchen. Try it some time; you'll be famous in your own home.