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Peanut-soy prawn pasta salad

Name: Peanut-soy prawn pasta salad
Yield: 3–4
Ingredients: 250g pasta; 250–300g cooked prawns; 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; ½ cucumber, chopped; Large handful coriander, roughly chopped; 2 red chillies, sliced (optional); 2 tbsp peanut butter; 60ml light soy sauce; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 tbsp grated ginger

Prawns, pasta, cucumber and tomatoes in a peanut-soy dressing with honey, ginger and sesame.

Serves: 3–4
Time: Serve chilled or at room temperature

Prawn pasta in a white bowl — Illustrative photograph · Vinn Koonyosying / Unsplash

Ingredients Method

LET’S MAKE IT

The method

Cook the pasta
Cook the pasta, then drain and leave to cool.
Mix the dressing
Whisk together the dressing ingredients, adding a splash of water if it is too thick.
Toss and serve
Toss the dressing with the pasta, prawns, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander and optional chilli. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

A note from the recipe book

The original chat allows 2 tbsp rice vinegar in place of the white wine vinegar. If using seasoned rice vinegar, reduce the honey slightly.

Peanut-soy prawn pasta salad

The method

Cook the pasta

Mix the dressing

Toss and serve

A note from the recipe book

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