This Asian-style prawn appetizer is so delicious and packed full of flavour, you'd never know it can be whipped up in just 20 minutes!
Ingredient
2 tsp sesame oil
750g medium green tiger prawns, peeled with tails left intact, deveined
1 x 200g punnet red grape tomatoes, halved lengthways
1 x 200g punnet yellow grape tomatoes, halved lengthways
1 small white onion, halved, cut into thin wedges
1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh purple basil leaves
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
60g baby Asian greens
1 large fresh yellow chilli, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced lengthways
25g-piece tamarind pulp
2 tbsp hot water
1 stem lemon grass, pale section only, bruised, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
Direction
To make the tamarind dressing, combine the tamarind pulp and hot water in a small heatproof bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes to soak. Strain through a fine sieve into a jug. Discard the seeds and pulp. Add the lemon grass, lemon juice, sugar, fish sauce and sesame oil, and stir to combine.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the prawns and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the prawns curl and change colour. Remove from heat.
Place the red and yellow tomatoes, onion, coriander, basil, mint, Asian greens and chilli in a large bowl. Add the prawns and dressing, and gently toss until just combined. Arrange on serving plates and serve immediately.