Garlic Prawn Salad

Ingredients
- 1 red chilli, seeded, finely sliced
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 Tbsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbsp finely grated palm sugar or brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp peanut oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 300-400 g raw peeled prawns, thawed
- 2 handfuls baby salad greens
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 paw paw or 1 whole mango peeled, seeded, cut into chunks
- fresh produce mangos tommy atkins
- 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves
Method
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1. Put the chilli, fish sauce, lime juice, sesame oil and sugar in a small bowl and mix until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
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2. Heat peanut oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and prawns and fry until the prawns are cooked. Remove from heat.
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3. Put the salad greens, cucumber, tomatoes, pawpaw (or mango) and spring onions onto a serving platter and sprinkle the hot prawns on top.
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4. Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Sprinkle with peanuts and coriander to serve