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low calorie prawn salad

Low calorie prawn salad

Soft, succulent prawns tossed in a black bean sauce on a bed of fresh, crunchy vegetables topped off with a creamy spicy dressing.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1
Calories 209 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying pan
  • Small bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 75 g Prawns
  • 40 g Black bean sauce
  • 50 ml Water
  • 1/2 tsp Brown sugar

Cream cheese dressing

  • 30 g Light cream cheese
  • 15 ml Sriracha

Salad

  • 100 g lettuce
  • 80 g sliced cucumber
  • 80 g sliced carrots
  • 10 g diced red onion

Toppings (optional)

  • Sesame seeds
  • Croutons
  • Sriracha for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, mix together the black bean sauce, water and seasonings of choice.
  • Add in the prawns and mix. You can let the prawns marinate for 30 minutes in the fridge to enhance the flavor.
  • Cook the prawns on a frying pan over medium heat and add the brown sugar once the sauce begins to bubble.
  • The prawns are ready once the sauce has thickened and the water has evaporated. This should take around 7 minutes.
  • Make the dressing by mixing together the cream cheese and sriracha until smooth.
  • Add the salad to a bowl and add the prawns, top with the dressing and enjoy!

Notes

Prawns - I used fresh, peeled prawns for this recipe. You can cook them in many different ways but the easiest is to use a frying pan. Alternatively, you can use pre-cooked prawns which work just as well for this recipe.
Black bean sauce - Black bean sauce is the secret to giving this salad such a flavorful and delicious taste. I like to thin out the sauce with a little water and cooking the prawns, this way, the prawns can soak up the sauce easier giving them a delicious coating. You can opt for light soy sauce here if you prefer.
Seasonings - To really add some flavor to this salad, I like to mix a little garlic, parsley, ground coriander (cilantro), salt and black pepper into the black bean sauce.
Salad - I used a mix of lettuce, cucumber, carrot and spinach for the salad. You can opt for a pre-made mix which I often do, it's just much easier and quicker.

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 18gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 280mgPotassium: 556mgFiber: 4gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 893IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 8mg
Keyword low calorie prawn salad, low calorie salad, low claorie shrimp salad
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