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.
76,3704/5 for 13 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: September 15th 2013
For 6 people, you will need:
- 0
1 cucumber - 1
1 spring onion (scallion) - 2
400 g tomato - 3
30 g gherkins in vinegar - 4
50 g radishes - 5
parsley - 6
chives - 7
thyme - 8
350 g cooked rice - 9
400 g prawns - 10
2 tablespoons olive oil - 11
150 ml French dressing (vinaigrette) - Total weight: 1,735 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 41 min. | 10 min. | 1 hour 51 min. |
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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.
And to drink?
A straightforward white wine, well chilled.
Keeping:
A few hours in the fridge, covered with plastic film.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,156 Kcal or 9,027 Kj | 84 gr | 61 gr | 177 gr |
| 108 % | 32 % | 6 % | 27 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 124 Kcal or 519 Kj | 5 gr | 4 gr | 10 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 359 Kcal or 1,503 Kj | 14 gr | 10 gr | 29 gr |
| 18 % | 5 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.43 €
- Per person : 1.07 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Paella, Seafood sauerkraut, Quick prawn curry, Vietnamese prawns, Crispy prawn rolls, ... All |
| Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomatoes Provençal, Ratatouille confite, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Fried eggs with tomatoes, Mixed salad, ... All |
| Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Cajun pork with rice., Grilled fillet of salmon with corn salad cream, Rice à la grecque, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, ... All |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Red cabage salad with toasted almonds, Salad paysanne, Comtoise endive salad, French bean salad with vinaigrette , Chicken and Avocado Salad, ... All |
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