Prawn & Pomelo (or Grapefruit) Salad

[Thermomixer]

Name of Recipe: Prawn & Pomelo (or Grapefruit) Salad

Number of People: 4

Ingredients:

20 medium prawns, peeled, de-veined and cut in half lengthwise

Marinade for prawns:
1 shallot
2 tsps fish sauce
2 tsps light soy sauce
1 tsp sugarfreshly crushed pepper
2 Tbsp oil

1 pomelo (or 2 grapefruit)
1 Tbsp freshly chopped rau ram (Vietnamese mint) (optional)
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup Thai basil
1 chilli, seeds removed and finely sliced
1/2 cup carrot, julienned
1/2 cup cucumber, julienned
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 Tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsps sugar
juice of 1 lemon (or lime)freshly crushed pepper

2 Tbsps fried shallots
2 Tbsps roasted peanuts, chopped

Preparation:

Place the shallot in TM bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 7. Add remaining marinade ingredients and blend for 10 seconds on speed 4. Place prawns in ceramic or glass bowl that will fit into the Varoma, mix through the marinade and place in fridge for 15 minutes.

Peel the pomelo and segment, removing the pith & membranes and then break into small pieces.

Place the dish with prawns & marinade into the Varoma. Put 500 g water into the TM bowl and position Varoma on top. Steam the prawns for 10 minutes, or until they turn pink and are cooked, at Varoma temperature on speed 3. Once cooked, allow prawns to cool slightly in the marinade.

Combine all the salad ingredients, except for the peanuts and fried shallots, in a bowl and toss gently. Add the prawns and marinade to the salad. Toss again and serve garnished with fried shallots and peanuts.

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Tips/Hints:

The salad can be made with grapefruit segments instead of pomelo. If doing that , then add some more sugar.

Originally posted here: http://thermomix-er.blogspot.com/2008/08/simple-shaddock-shrimp-salad.html

[MiMi]

Looks absolutely gorgeous... I am going to try this one for my dinner party, Friday. Thanks for this recipe.

[Katya]

I did this as a starter for a dinner party last night and it was absolutely scrumptious.   I hope I was right in assuming that the chilli in the salad was meant to be finely chopped and not just lobbed in whole as a kind of grenade. .    I was lucky to find some Thai basil in our Asian supermarket.  I was wondering what I could have used had I not found any, and I'm not sure the dish would be anything like as good without it.

I used pink grapefruit and it didn't need any extra sugar.

If I did it again (which I most certainly will), I would use more prawns.  It may be that the prawns I was using are smaller than the ones you have over there, but I felt that 5 each was a bit mean and we all could have eaten more.

Thanks for another great recipe Thermomixer 

[Thermomixer]

Thanks Katya - great to ahve somebody try one of my weirdo dishes.

Have amended the chilli - thanks - seed and finely sliced ( or you could blitz it in the TMX - but better slcied)

The prawns that I used would be about 4" (10cm) without the heads on -  certainly can use more of them.

If you do get them woith shells on, then you can make prawn oil too and drizzle that over for extra flavour.

[Katya]

The prawns that I used would be about 4" (10cm) without the heads on -  certainly can use more of them.

I think (if it doesn't sound too rude!) that yours are most definitely bigger than mine