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Vietnamese prawn salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Vietnamese prawn salad

11 ingredients 20 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Vietnamese prawn salad

Inspired by the Vietnamese dish, Bun xao, this fresh-tasting salad has very little fat but is so satisfying

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

461
Calories
31g
Protein
1g
Fat
84g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Roasted Peanut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 small garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 1 small red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp golden caster sugar
  • juice 2 limes
  • 250g thin rice noodles
  • 150g pack cooked tiger prawns , halved along their spine
  • ½ cucumber , peeled, deseeded and cut into matchsticks
  • 1 carrot , cut into matchsticks or grated
  • 6 spring onions , shredded
  • handful coriander and/or mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp roasted peanuts , chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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