Starters & Light meals
Prawns with tom yum salad
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“The flavours of tom yum take me back to Thailand, where the air is permeated with the smell of galangal, lemongrass and garlic. I keep stocked up with Woolies’ pastes, which are just as great for making terrific dressings as they are for soups.” – Abigail Donnelly
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Diemersdal Reserve Collection Sauvignon Blanc
Ingredients
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- 500 g Woolworths extra-large black tiger prawns
- 75 g Woolworths tom yum paste
- 1⁄4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 T black tamarind paste
- 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into pieces
- 1 green chilli, thinly sliced
Method
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1. Cook the prawns on a flat-top grill, or stir- fry them.
2. Mix the tom yum paste, vinegar and tamarind, then toss with cucumber and chilli.
3. Serve with the prawns.
Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly and Kate Wilson
Food assistants: Emma Nkunzana and Josh Van Zyl
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