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Sesame prawn & smacked cucumber rice noodles

Name: Sesame prawn & smacked cucumber rice noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: ½ cucumber; 1 fat clove garlic crushed; 1 red chilli finely chopped (deseeded, if you prefer); 1 tbsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce; pinch of sugar; 100g rice noodles; 160g frozen peas; 160g frozen podded edamame beans; 180g raw king prawns; 160g mangetout; 2 pak choi white parts sliced and leaves left whole; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp sesame seeds

Sophie Godwin – Cookery writer

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Get five of your 5-a-day with this colourful sesame prawn and cucumber rice noodles, with edamame and chilli. Super-healthy, plus it only takes 25 minutes

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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½ cucumber
1 fat clove garlic

crushed
1 red chilli

finely chopped (deseeded, if you prefer)
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
pinch of sugar
100g rice noodles
160g frozen peas
160g frozen podded edamame beans
180g raw king prawns
160g mangetout
2 pak choi

white parts sliced and leaves left whole
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp sesame seeds

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal545
fat13g
saturates2g
carbs59g
sugars13g
fibre16g
protein39g
salt1.3g

Method

step 1

Lightly smack the cucumber with a rolling pin until it begins to break, then cut into pieces. Put in a sieve, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and leave to sit for 10 mins to draw out some of the moisture. To make the marinade, put the garlic in a large bowl along with the chilli, ½ tbsp sesame oil, the vinegar, soy and sugar. Set aside.
step 2

Meanwhile, boil the kettle. Put the rice noodles in a bowl along with the frozen peas and edamame beans. Pour over the boiling water. Set aside until the noodles have softened. Drain thoroughly, then tip back into the bowl along with the marinade. Add the cucumber and toss everything together.
step 3

Pour the remaining sesame oil into a frying pan over a high heat, then add the prawns, mangetout, pak choi, mustard and sesame seeds with a splash of water. Cook for 2-3 mins until the prawns have changed colour. Tip into the bowl with the cucumber and toss to combine.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2018

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