Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Lunch Wednesday 26 July - Thai Style Mango & Tomato Salad


Thai Style Mango & Tomato Salad

2 mango, peeled and cut into chunks (about 400g)
3 large tomatoes, cut into chunks (about 350g)
110g cooked prawns, deveined
4-5 spring onions (about 50g)
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
3-4 chillis, finely sliced (to taste)
juice of one lime
handful of Thai parsley, sliced (or use coriander)
100g mixed salad leaves

Mix together the mango chunks, tomato chunks, sliced spring onions and prawns.

Make a dressing of the garlic, lime juice, sugar, chillis, fish sauce & Thai parsley.

Pour over the mango/tomato mixture and allow to stand for about 30 minutes so the flavours can develop.

Line a serving plate with 100g of sharp mixed leaves - things like rocket, mustard, mizuna etc. Pile the salad on top.


Calories (kcal) 419.6
Carbohydrate (g) 74.2
Protein (g) 25.6
Fat (g) 3.4
Fibre (g) 16.6