Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Tuesday 14 August - Grilled Prawns & Kumara Cakes with Thai style Herb Salsa


Grilled Prawns & Kumara Cakes with Thai style Herb Salsa

280g kumara
¼ red onion, minced (about 30g)
3 spring onions, trimmed & sliced
2 cloves garlic
Turkish red chilli flakes

Boil and mash the kumara. Add the onions, minced garlic and chilli flakes.

Spray a non-stick pan with a little flavourless oil and fry the cakes on either side until browned.

Thai style Herb Salsa
handful mint
handful coriander
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2-3 green chillis, sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
50g cherry tomatoes, minced
In a pestle & mortar, pound together the mint, coriander, garlic & chillis. Add the sugar & fish sauce and mix well. Finally, stir in the chopped tomatoes

Serve with 100g grilled prawns and the kumara cakes.

Nutrition Data
Calories (kcal) 444.8
Carbohydrate (g) 76.5
Protein (g) 22.8
Fat (g) 15.0
Fibre (g) 6.5

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