Starters & Light meals

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

4
Easy
15 minutes
10 minutes
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Black Rock White Blend 2006

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Ingredients

Method
  • 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

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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

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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