Monday 14 October 2013

Seaweed Prawn Salad













I have a feeling I will be eating a lot of this wakame salad from now on. This wakame seaweed had been sitting in the freezer for a couple of weeks now. Not sure why, because as with any other salads its easy to prepare. And it tastes just like the ones that I've had at Japanese restaurants - full of flavor. Its made with basic Asian condiments.

Compared to other salads, this one is very filling as wakame is high in protein and fibre. Wakame has great amounts of iron, calcium, magnesium and iodine which are minerals that are commonly lacking in people's diets.

Think its going to be a wakame, avocado cucumber salad tomorrow and am looking forward to it :)

Recipe:
(serves 2)

Ingredients:
Salad:
400g wakame
1 large carrot grated
1/2 capsicum sliced
2 teaspoon rice vinegar
2 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon finely grated ginger (optional)
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic (optional)

Prawn:
300g prawn meat
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 garlic glove minced

Method:
Marinate prawn with the soy sauce, cayenne and garlic
Soak seaweed in warm water
Pan fry or oven bake the prawns (with cocobut oil)
Drain and squeeze the water from wakame
Add condiments to wakame and mix
Add carrots and capsicum and mix
Add the prawns to the salad mix (may want to let prawns cool first)
Sprinkle with sesame seeds and a squeeze of lemon juice (optional)

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