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.
104 K 3.6/5 (16 reviews)
1 hour 55 min.
Easy
12 people
12 IngredientsLast modified on: September 15th 2013
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
2 cucumbers - 2
2 spring onions (scallions) - 3
3 ½ cups tomato - 4
1⁄3 cup gherkins in vinegar - 5
½ cup radishes - 6
parsley - 7
chives - 8
thyme - 9
4 ¾ cups cooked rice - 10
3 ½ cups prawns - 11
4 tablespoons olive oil - 12
1 1⁄3 cup french dressing (vinaigrette)
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 45 min.
Cooking: 10 min.
All in all: 1 hour 55 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 2 cucumbers.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Slice ½ cup 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 3 ½ cups 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 3 ½ cups 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 1 1⁄3 cup 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.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 200 RDI=80 % | 460 RDI=40 % | 870 RDI=130 % | 4,800 RDI=240 % | 20,110 RDI: 240 % |
| Per 100 g | 5 RDI=2 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=4 % | 140 RDI=7 % | 580 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=7 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 400 RDI=20 % | 1,680 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 12.90 €
- Per person : 1.10 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Prawns
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