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Zingy melon & prawn salad

Zingy melon & prawn salad

Add roasted peanuts or cashews to this Thai-inspired salad for crunch. Ideal for lunch or a light dinner.

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Gluten free
  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook5 mins
  • Total time15 mins
  • Plus5 mins cooling time

Ingredients

  • 275g pack microwaveable cooked rice noodles
  • 1 pack/s 130g pack cooked garlic & chilli king prawns
  • 200g No.1 Matice Melon, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 160g cucumber, halved, deseeded and sliced
  • 1 small shallot, finely sliced
  • 1 handful/s Thai basil leaves, roughly chopped

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp nam pla fish sauce
  • 1 large lime, juice
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Method

  1. Microwave the rice noodles according to pack instructions. Meanwhile, mix all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl.

  2. Tip the hot noodles into a large bowl and toss with half of the dressing and a splash of oil from the prawns. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes, then add the melon, cucumber, shallot, prawns and Thai basil. Toss everything together with a splash more oil from the prawns.

  3. Divide between plates and spoon over the remaining dressing.

And to drink...

Hawkstone Premium Lager. This bold and balanced vegetarian lager has citrus notes to complement the refreshing salad.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,597kJ/ 378kcals

Fat

6.3g

Saturated Fat

0.5g

Carbohydrates

62g

Sugars

14.5g

Fibre

2.8g

Protein

17g

Salt

5.2g

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