This satisfying salad is just the thing to share with family and friends on Christmas day. The grilled prawns are packed with protein, while the cranberry chilli prawn sauce is made with Craisins® 50% Less Sugar for an antioxidant hit.
“This summer salad adds a burst of flavour and colour to your table – it’s the perfect refresher on a hot summer’s day,” says The Weekly food director Fran Abdallaoui.
Whip up a batch of thirst-quenching cranberry and apple iced tea refresher for the perfect pairing.
Here, The Australian Women’s Weekly has partnered with Ocean Spray® to give you the step-by-step recipes for a delicious food and drink combination.
Serves 4
Prep and cook time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
16 whole green prawns, peeled, tails intact
1 tsp sesame oil
200g thick dried rice noodles
2 eschalots, thinly sliced
150g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 Lebanese cucumber, halved and thinly sliced
1 cup mixed Asian herbs (coriander, basil, mint)
¼cup (35g) Ocean Spray® Craisins® 50% Less Sugar Dried Cranberries, chopped
Lime wedges, to serve
marinade & DRESSING
½cup (160g) Ocean Spray® Whole Cranberry Sauce
¼cup (60ml) soy sauce
Juice and rind of 2 limes
1 tbsp honey
¼tsp chilli flakes
METHOD
For the marinade and dressing, whisk the cranberry sauce, soy sauce, lime rind and juice, honey and chilli flakes in a jug. Season with salt and pepper and mix to combine. Set marinade mixture aside. Place prawns in a large bowl and combine with ¼ cup marinade. Refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate. Reserve remaining mixture for dressing.
Preheat chargrill or barbeque over high heat. Thread prawns onto wooden skewers through the centre lengthways, then brush with sesame oil. Drizzle with sesame oil. Place on the chargrill and grill for 2–3 minutes each side, or until charred and caramelised.
Meanwhile, cook the noodles in boiling salted water for 3 minutes, or until tender. Drain and refresh. Place in a large bowl. Add the eschalots, tomatoes, cucumber, half the herbs and half the dressing and gently toss to combine.
Arrange prawns and noodle salad on a platter. Top salad with remaining herbs, scatter over Craisins® and drizzle with remaining dressing. Serve with lime wedges.
And the perfect drink to match? Cranberry and apple iced tea refresher.
Serves 4
Prep and cook time: 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS
2 cups (500ml) boiling water
2 green tea bags
1 litre Ocean Spray® Light Cranberry Classic TM, chilled
2 cups (500ml) clear apple juice, chilled
1 red and green apple, thinly sliced
1 small lemon, thinly sliced
Mint sprigs, to serve
1 cup ice, to serve
METHOD
Place the water and tea bags in a heat proof jug and set aside for 10 minutes to brew. Remove and discard tea bags. Chill tea.
Combine tea, Ocean Spray® Light Cranberry Classic TM and apple juice in a large jug. Add apple and lemon slices and mint sprigs. Add ice to serve.
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