Prawn & melon salad

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  I made this dish for a dinner party and everyone loved it! It's a great summer salad.

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Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 garlic clove
• a handful of coriander stems or roots
• 1 tsp golden caster sugar
• 1 red chilli , deseeded, plus 1 tsp chopped to garnish
• 2cm/¾in piece of root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
• juice of 3 limes and 1½ oranges

FOR THE SALAD

• 1 small watermelon , weighing about 1.8kg/4lb
• 24 large cooked and peeled tiger prawns
• 4 spring onions , finely sliced
• 2 trimmed stems of lemongrass , finely sliced
• 4cm/1½in root ginger , peeled, cut into fine matchsticks
• zest of 1 lime
• 3 lime leaves , shredded (optional)
• a handful each of coriander and mint leaves, chopped
• 100g roasted salted peanuts or cashews, to garnish

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Serves 6

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Prep 40 - 50 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING

• 1 garlic clove
• a handful of coriander stems or roots
• 1 tsp golden caster sugar
• 1 red chilli , deseeded, plus 1 tsp chopped to garnish
• 2cm/¾in piece of root ginger , peeled and roughly chopped
• juice of 3 limes and 1½ oranges

FOR THE SALAD

• 1 small watermelon , weighing about 1.8kg/4lb
• 24 large cooked and peeled tiger prawns
• 4 spring onions , finely sliced
• 2 trimmed stems of lemongrass , finely sliced
• 4cm/1½in root ginger , peeled, cut into fine matchsticks
• zest of 1 lime
• 3 lime leaves , shredded (optional)
• a handful each of coriander and mint leaves, chopped
• 100g roasted salted peanuts or cashews, to garnish

PER SERVING

201 kcalories, protein 13g, carbohydrate 16g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 0.68 g

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