Serves
2
Prep Time:
20 Minutes
Cook Time:
20 Minutes
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Central Thailand
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Ceviche Prawns In Nahm Yum Dressing
This flavour-packed salad in the ultimate cohesion of salty, sweet, spicy and savoury flavours. Serve as a side with your curry or enjoy as a simple summer dish. This is a favourite in the Thai Taste team! This recipe was created by Thai street-food chef, Sebby Holmes of Farang, London
Ingredients
Nahm Jim Dressing:
4 Garlic Cloves
5 Bird's Eye Chillies
Course Sea Salt
1 tbsp Thai Taste Palm Sugar
2 Limes
2 Mandarin
3 tbsp Thai Taste Fish Sauce
1 tbsp Thai Taste Tamarind Paste
Salad:
150g King Prawns
1 bunch Coriander Leaves
1 bunch Fresh Mint
1 Pomelo
1 Green Mango or Granny Smith Apple
1 Sliced Ginger Root
Preparation
Nahm Jim Dressing:
Step 1
Using a pestle and mortar, bruise the garlic cloves one at a time garlic clove at time. If you also have coriander root you can add here.
Step 2
Add in the bird's eye chillies and some coarse sea salt to act as an abrasive.
Step 3
Next, add some palm sugar, then the juice of the limes and mandarins.
Step 4
Add fish sauce and tamarind paste. Keep mixing in the pestle and mortar until it is all combined.
Step 5
Now taste (if too sweet add more chillies and if too spicy add more palm sugar)
Salad:
Step 1
In bowl, we will start to ceviche the prawns. Slice the King prawns in half (this will make the ceviche process quicker!)
Step 2
Place the halved prawns in a bowl and pour over half of the Nahm Jim Dressing. The prawns are cooked when they go opaque (should be around 3 mins).
Step 3
In another bowl add the Pomelo, Sliced ginger, coriander, mint, king prawns and pour over the remaining Nahm Jim dressing Garnish with fresh chillies and some wheels of mandarin.
Chef's Tip
Substitute the prawns for in-season fruits and vegetables for a new and refreshing flavour each time!
Did You Know?
Lemongrass adds that sweet citrus scent and intense lemon flavour that we know and love about Thai food.