These barbecue skewer prawns with Thai-style salad are a great summer recipe to enjoy at barbecues, dinner parties or family dinners.
Lime Dressing
Ingredients
100ml lime juice
1 tbs fish sauce
1 tbs peanut oil
1 long red chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
2 tsp salt reduced soy sauce
1 tbs caster sugar
Method
To make dressing, combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until sugar dissolves. Set aside.
BBQ Prawns Salad
Ingredients
12 large green king prawns
Olive oil cooking spray
2 Lebanese cucumbers, chopped
2 carrots, shredded
2 cups finely shredded Chinese cabbage
2 green onions (shallots), trimmed and shredded
1 cup coriander leaves
½ cup small mint leaves
2 small red chillies, deseeded and thinly sliced
½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
1 cup snow pea tendrils* or snow pea sprouts (optional)
Grilled lime halves, to serve
Method
Soak 12 bamboo skewers in cold water for 10 minutes. Thread prawns lengthways onto skewers. Spray with oil.
Arrange cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, green onions, coriander, mint, chillies, peanuts and snow pea tendrils on a serving platter.
Preheat a char-grill or barbecue plate on medium-high. Char-grill or barbecue prawns, turning once, for 4-5 minutes until just cooked through. Drizzle salad with dressing. Serve with prawns and grilled lime and/or finger limes.
Tips & Hints
You’ll need 12 bamboo skewers for this recipe.
snow pea tendrils are delicate leafy leaves from the snow pea plant available from some greengrocers.
