Green mango salad with grilled lemongrass prawns – cook on the barbecue for the summer flavour or cook in the oven as normal. Either way this dish is delicious. Remember to make life easy by cooking extra for lunch or dinner tomorrow.
Green Mango Salad with Grilled Lemongrass Prawns
Ingredients
For the marinade:
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 stalk of lemongrass, roughly chopped (woody outer leaves discarded)
- 3cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled
- 3 lime leaves, chopped
- 1 tbsp groundnut or vegetable oil
- 16-20 raw tiger prawns, peeled with tail tips on
For the dressing:
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- 1 red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
- Juice of 2 limes
For the salad:
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 green mangoes, peeled, stoned and cut into strips
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp dry roasted peanuts, crushed
- Handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
Steps
- Step 1
In a food processor, blend the white pepper, salt, lemongrass, ginger, garlic, lime leaves and oil into a paste.
- Step 2
Cover the prawns with it and leave to marinate for at least an hour.
- Step 3
Pound together the garlic and chilli into a rough paste with a mortar and pestle.
- Step 4
Add the fish sauce and lime juice, then season to taste.
- Step 5
Fry half the shallots in the oil for about 5 minutes, until crisp, then drain on kitchen paper.
- Step 6
Toss the mango in the lime juice, then mix with the avocado and dressing.
- Step 7
Spoon onto plates and top with the peanuts, fried shallots and coriander.
- Step 8
Heat a griddle pan until almost smoking and grill the prawns for 1-2 minutes on each side, until golden and slightly charred.
- Step 9
Pile the mango salad onto a plate and top with 4-5 prawns.
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By The Healthy Employee
- Servings: 2 as main course, 4 as starter
- Meals or Courses: LunchMainsStarter
- Dish Type: BBQSalad
- Special Diet: Gluten free
- Seasons and Occasions: Summer
- Difficulty Level:
- Ratings:
- Created: July 20, 2010
