Salad with prawns, cucumber, papaya and fresh herbs
This incredibely nutritious salad is packed with protein from the prawns, water and potassium from the cucumbers for optimal fluid levels in the body, and immune-strengthening vitamin C from the papaya.
If you don't have papaya, mango is a great alternative.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 247 cal. | (12 %) | ||
| Protein | 20 g | (20 %) | ||
| Fat | 12 g | (10 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 14 g | (9 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 1 g | (4 %) | ||
| Roughage | 3.6 g | (12 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.2 mg | (25 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.5 μg | (3 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 5.9 mg | (49 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 49.8 μg | (83 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.1 mg | (9 %) | ||
| Niacin | 7.1 mg | (59 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.2 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Folate | 46 μg | (15 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.7 mg | (12 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.6 μg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 1.7 μg | (57 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 106 mg | (112 %) | ||
| Potassium | 729 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Calcium | 157 mg | (16 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 126 mg | (42 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.9 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Iodine | 95 μg | (48 %) | ||
| Zinc | 2.9 mg | (36 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 1.9 g | |||
| Uric acid | 176 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 132 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 13 g |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 1 Cucumber
- 1 pc fresh ginger (approximately 1 inch)
- 14 ozs King prawn (ready to cook)
- 1 Red chili pepper
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbsps olive oil
- 3 Tbsps Lime juice
- 1 pinch brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 medium Papaya
- 1 handful Thai basil
- 1 handful cilantro
Preparation steps
Peel the cucumber, halve lengthwise and cut into slices. Peel and chop the ginger.
Rinse the prawns and pat dry. Rinse the chilli, halve, remove the seeds and chop. Heat sesame oil in a pan and fry the ginger, chili and prawns for 1-2 minutes. In a bowl, mix together the olive oil, lime juice, sugar, soy, salt and pepper. Peel the papaya, halve, remove seeds and cut into strips. Add the papaya, cucumber and the dressing to the prawns and let sit for 15 minutes.
Rinse the herbs, shake dry, pluck off the leaves and mix with the salad just before serving. Serve on plates.