Prawn salad with a crunch
This salad combines contrasting crunchy ingredients (radish, cucumber, gherkins, onions) with the softer textures of cold rice and tomatoes. The oven-roasted prawns are addded hot.
The salad is brought together with herbs and a vinaigrette dressing.
The salad is brought together with herbs and a vinaigrette dressing.
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Last modified on: September 15th 2013
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
1 cucumber - 2
1 spring onion (scallion) - 3
400 g tomato - 4
30 g gherkins in vinegar - 5
50 g radishes - 6
parsley - 7
chives - 8
thyme - 9
350 g cooked rice - 10
400 g prawns - 11
2 tablespoons olive oil - 12
150 ml French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,735 grams
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Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 41 min. | 10 min. | 1 hour 51 min. |
Keeping:
A few hours in the fridge, covered with plastic filmAt what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 1 cucumber.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chop 1 spring onion (scallion).
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Slice 50 g radishes and chop the herbs.
Stage 5 - 30 min.
If not already done, cook the rice.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Mix in a salad bowl: cucumber, onion, tomatoes, radishes, rice and herbs.
Stage 7 - 20 min.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
Shell 400 g prawns and remove the dark gut which can give a bitter taste (prepare like scampi, as shown in the video opposite).
Note:If the gut does not pull away easily, you can split the back of the prawn with a knife to remove it.
Shell 400 g prawns and remove the dark gut which can give a bitter taste (prepare like scampi, as shown in the video opposite).
Note:If the gut does not pull away easily, you can split the back of the prawn with a knife to remove it.
Stage 8 - 5 min.
Arrange the prawns on a baking sheet, brush with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper. Cook in the oven for about 10 minutes...
Stage 9 - 10 min.
...until golden brown.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
Add the prawns to the salad, pour 150 ml French dressing (vinaigrette) over and mix thoroughly.
Serve without delay.
Serve without delay.
Remarks
As always with salads, the proportions are given for guidance only, so do adapt to suit your own taste.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.43 €
- Per person : 1.07 €
And to drink?: A straightforward white wine, well chilled.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Quick prawn curry, Vietnamese prawns, Crispy prawn rolls, Seafood sauerkraut, Spicy seafood plancha, ... All |
| Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare tomatoes, Little vegetable omelettes, Chicken and Avocado Salad, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Mediterranean toast, ... All |
| Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomatoes Provençal, Rice and peas, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn salad cream, Quick stuffed courgettes, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs with mayonnaise, Alsatian-style salad, Valay salad, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, Warm Leek and Potato Salad, ... All |
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