Prawn Rice Noodle Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the noodles, leave for 4 mins, then drain and cool under cold running water. Drain well. Halve the mango either side of the stone, then peel each half and chop the flesh. Mix with the noodles, prawns, spring onions and coriander.
• For the dressing, mix together the peanut butter, sugar and chilli powder, then stir in the lime juice. Add to the salad and toss well.

Steps:

• Cook the noodles following pack instructions. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the spring onions and lemongrass for 2 mins or until softened. Add the prawns and cook for 3 mins or until they have turned pink. Tip everything into a large bowl and allow to cool while you make the dressing.
• Put all the dressing ingredients in a mini chopper and blitz until very finely chopped. Taste and add a little more sugar (to sweeten) and fish sauce (to make saltier), if you like. Tip the noodles into the bowl with the prawns, then add the rest of the ingredients and dressing, and toss really well before serving.

Steps:

• Boil the noodles for 4 mins, then drain. Cool under running water, then drain again. Put into a large bowl, then using scissors, cut into shorter lengths.
• Halve cucumber lengthways, then scoop out the seeds. Slice into halfmoons and add to the noodles with the onions, tomatoes, chilli and prawns.
• Mix the lime zest, juice and chilli sauce to make a dressing and fold through noodles. Put a handful of spinach onto each serving plate, top with the noodles and cashews.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the rice noodles in a large heatproof bowl and leave for 3-5 mins to soften. Meanwhile, in a large wok or frying pan, heat the oil, add the leek and stir-fry over a high heat until starting to soften. Add the green beans and beansprouts, then cook for another 3 mins. Add the garlic and prawns, and cook until the prawns are starting to turn pink. Splash in the soy sauce and heat until everything is cooked through.
• Tip the contents of the wok onto a large serving dish, drain the rice noodles, add to the serving dish, then toss everything together. Top with the toasted sesame seeds and pickled ginger to serve.

Steps:

• Make dressing:
• In a bowl stir together all dressing ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Chill dressing, covered, 1 hour.
• Shell and devein shrimp. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water cook shrimp with lemon 2 minutes, or until just cooked through. In a colander drain shrimp and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Halve shrimp lengthwise.
• Halve cucumber lengthwise and seed. Cut cucumber halves and scallions crosswise into 2 1/2-inch pieces and cut pieces lengthwise into julienne strips.
• In a bowl soak noodles in hot water to cover 15 minutes to soften. While noodles are soaking, in a 6-quart kettle bring 3 1/2 quarts salted water to a boil. Drain noodles in colander and cook in boiling water 45 seconds, or until just tender. Drain noodles in colander and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Drain noodles well and with scissors cut into 4-inch lengths.
• Divide noodles, shrimp, vegetables, and dressing among 4 bowls and sprinkle with herbs and peanuts. To eat, pull herbs from sprigs and toss with noodles.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the noodles to cover, leave for 4 mins, then cool under cold running water. Drain well. Mix the sugar snaps, carrots, spinach, noodles and prawns in a shallow bowl. Mix together the dressing ingredients until the sugar has dissolved, pour over the salad, then toss everything together. Serve straight away.