Crunchy salad with prawns and ginger

Full of flavour, colour and Crunchy salad with prawns and ginger can be made up to a day in advance and finished just before serving. Perfect for packed lunches.

Ingredients

For the dressing

• 20g/¾oz fresh root ginger, peeled and finely grated
• 2 limes, juice and zest
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp runny honey
• 4 tbsp crunchy peanut butter

For the salad

• 30g/1oz desiccated coconut
• 100g/3½oz red or white cabbage, very thinly sliced
• 1 medium carrot (approx. 100g/3½oz), peeled and grated
• 1 red pepper, seeds and core removed then thinly sliced
• ¼ cucumber (approx. 100g/3½oz), thinly sliced
• 3 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 30g/1oz fresh coriander, washed and dried, stalks finely chopped, leaves roughly chopped
• 20g/¾oz fresh mint leaves, washed and dried, leaves picked and roughly chopped
• 200–250g/7–9oz cooked and peeled prawns

Method for Crunchy salad with prawns and ginger

1. To make the dressing, place the grated ginger in a large mixing bowl. Whisk in the lime juice and zest, soy sauce, honey and peanut butter. Set aside.

2. To make the salad, place a small frying pan on a low heat then add the coconut and gently toast for 3–5 minutes, until lightly browned. Tip into a small bowl and set aside.

3. Place the cabbage, carrot, pepper, cucumber and spring onion on top of the dressing, but don’t mix.

4. Add the herbs to the bowl and place the prawns on top. This can now be covered and kept in the fridge for up to a day.

5. When ready to eat, sprinkle over the toasted coconut and mix well. Pile into bowls and serve.

Crunchy salad with prawns and ginger