King prawn brochette on a spicy sweet salad Recipe

King prawn brochette on a spicy sweet salad Recipe

  • 20 raw king prawns, heads removed and shelled – butterfly them to
  • remove waste
  • wooden skewers (soaked to stop them burning when barbequed or griddled)
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger , peeled
  • 1 garlic clove
  • a little lime juice
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • ½ fresh pineapple, cut into 1cm/½in dice
  • 110g/4oz mooli (daikon radish), cut into fine batons (julienne) 7.5cm/3in long
  • 200g/7oz mangetout, cut on an angle finely
  • 2 carrots, cut into fine batons (julienne) 7.5cm/3in long
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 heaped tbsp coriander, coarsely chopped
  • 2 red chillies, finely diced
  • ½ thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely diced
  • 110ml/4fl oz rice wine vinegar
  • 2 limes, zest and juice
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  1. In a pestle and mortar pound the marinade ingredients (the chilli, ginger, garlic, lime juice and oil) and add the prawns, allowing them to marinate for 1 hour.
  2. Once the prawns have marinated, skewer them on to the wooden skewers – about four per skewer depending on the size of the prawns.
  3. On a hot griddle pan place the prawn skewers and cook for a couple of minutes on each side (the prawns will turn pink).
  4. Meanwhile prepare the salad ingredients and mix the dressing in well – almost bruising the vegetables.
  5. Serve the salad in the middle of a plate and place two skewers on top and eat immediately.