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Coral lobster tails coated in black vinegar with sweet papaya and cucumber salad

By Abigail Donnelly
4
Easy
15 minutes
10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 4 lobster tails or 8 prawns, steamed
  • 1 ripe papaya, diced
  • 1 medium-sized cucumber, diced
  • fresh sweet basil, for serving
  • watercress, for serving
  • For the dressing, combine

  • 2 t fish sauce
  • 3 T black vinegar
  • 4 T hoisin sauce
  • 1 t sesame-seed oil
  • 1 x 5 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and crushed
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 fresh chillies, deseeded and diced

Method

Follow @Tastyones

 

Place the steamed lobster tails or prawns in small bamboo steamers.

Top with the diced papaya and cucumber.

Drizzle over the dressing and garnish with sweet basil and watercress.

Cook’s note: Black vinegar is available at Asian supermarkets. And here are our tips for cooking prawns perfectly.

Per serving: 523.5kJ, 7g protein, 2.1g fat, 18.3g carbs