Prawn

Thai Mango Prawn Salad

Drescription

A sweet, tangy, and spicy Thai-inspired salad served warm with prawns, mango, and cashews.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chopped pickled ginger
  • ½ cup mirin (japanese sweet wine)
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • ½ red pepper flakes, or more to taste
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup matchstick-cut carrots
  • ¼ cup chopped cashews
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions, or more to taste
  • 1 ripe mango, cubed
  • ½ lime, juiced
  • ½ teaspoon soy sauce, or more to taste
  • 1 pinch white sugar
  • 1 romaine hearts, chopped into bite-sized pieces, or more to taste

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a wok over medium-high to high heat. Add shrimp; cook until starting to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute. Stir in mirin, fish sauce, vinegar, and red pepper flakes. Add red onion, carrots, cashews, and green onions. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Add mango, lime juice, soy sauce, and sugar. Remove salad from heat.
  2. Place romaine hearts on a platter and spoon salad on top including sauce. Serve immediately.