Back to life – a LighterLife journey

(LighterLife Route to Management – Week1, Day6)

This is a very simple Gordon Ramsey Summer Thai Prawn Salad (from a Times Online article) adapted to LighterLife Route to Management. Yes yes, I have a thing about Thai food… To be honest, one reason is that some Thai recipes just lend themselves to my Route to Management purposes rather nicely, without huge compromises in taste even in week 1!!

THAI PRAWN SALAD

Week 1

The prawns:
raw tiger prawns (OR any raw prawns)
1 tsp mild curry powder
fresh coriander
sea salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste

The dressing:
1 fresh lemon grass
½ red chilli
2 tbsp Thai fish sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
juice of 1 lime

The salad:
200g mixed salad leaves
fresh coriander

The steps:
1. Peel & de-vein the prawns if needed.
2. Finely chop half of the coriander.
3. Mix coriander and curry powder with prawns, put in the fridge for 20-30mins.
4. Peel off lemon grass outer leaves and chop very finely.
5. De-seed and finely chop the chili.
6. Mix all of the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
7. When ready to serve, stir-fry prawns until just pink (3-4 mins).
8. Season slightly, pour in dressing, toss until heated and well coated.
9. Pour over salad leaves, with rest of the coriander chopped on top.

Weeks 2-5 – no additions

Week6 – add:
1 tsp coriander seeds, to be crushed & mixed in with prawns instead of fresh coriander.
(Use all fresh coriander to mix into the salad in the end.)

Enjoy!!

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