Ginger Prawn and Noodle Salad
By: Vic Cherikoff
Published: Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 4:23pm

Ingredients




Salad: vermicelli glass noodles (rice or 20 green prawns or shrimp, no heads or tails, peeled and de
10 milliliters olive oil
15 milliliters light soy sauce
200 grams snow peas shoots, chopped
100 grams bean sprouts
80 grams snow peas, coarsely chopped
50 grams macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped
50 grams shiitake mushrooms, coarsely chopped
80 milliliters Dressing: lemon aspen syrup*
15 milliliters white wine vinegar
2 to 6 chillies (depending on their heat and size), de-seeded and finely chopped
1 tablespoon Buderim minced ginger
1/4 teaspoon Lemon Myrtle*
(* Can be found at: www.dining-downunder.com/shop/)

Preparation

1 Place the vermicelli noodles into boil hot water; turn the heat off and allow them to sit for 3 to 4 minutes then strain and cool with cold water. 2 Marinate the prawns with olive oil and light soy sauce. 3 Place the prawns on to a hot char-grill for about 3 to 4 minutes, turning once done. 4 Roast the macadamia nut pieces in a dry pan on the barbecue while constantly tossing them until the fines begin to darken; transfer them to a large mixing bowl to cool. 5 To the lemon aspen syrup, add enough of the vinegar to lessen the sweetness and give a suggestion of tartness. 6 Add some of the chopped chilli. 7 Grate a knuckle of ginger on a slab grater and squeeze a teaspoonful of the juice into the dressing. 8 Allow the mix to stand for the flavours to infuse. 9 Once all the prawns are cooked, combine all of the ingredients, including the dressing in the bowl with the toasted macadamia nuts 10 Toss well and place on to a large serving plate and dust with Lemon Myrtle to finish. .