Rainbow prawn salad with wasabi dressing

This colourful prawn salad with wasabi dressing is ready in a speedy 10 minutes, thanks to using ready-made salad kits. It also has the bonus of being high in protein, fibre and calcium!

Serves: 4

Time to make: 10 mins

Ingredients

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180g packet mixed leaf baby salad leaves with beetrootbeetsX or plain
½ of a 300g packet rainbow coleslaw (dressing omitted)
6 small red radishes, thinly sliced
¹⁄³ cup unsalted roasted cashews
100g snow pea shoots, chopped
½ cup coriandercilantroX leaves
500g peeled cooked prawns
¹⁄³ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges, to serve
3 teaspoons wasabi paste
4 slices wholegrain bread, to serve

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Instructions

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1 On a large serving plate, combine the salad leaves and coleslaw, radishes, cashews, snow pea shoots and coriander. Top the salad with prawns.

2 In a bowl, whisk mayonnaise, lime juice and wasabi . Season the salad with cracked black pepper. Drizzle dressing over the prawns. Serve with lime wedges and grainy bread.

HFG tip

Sometimes even a simple salad can seem like too much chopping and dicing after a busy day. Enter — ready-made salads! With a growing range of options, from kaleslaw to mixed baby leaves, salad kits are ideal for hot summer nights. Simply add some lean protein like chicken, eggs or seafood, along with healthy carbs, such as quinoa or rice, and you’re home and hosed

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 360 cal

Kilojoules 1506 kJ

Protein 34.6 g

Total fat 10.7 g

Saturated fat 1.6 g

Carbohydrates 27.3 g

Sugar 8.9 g

Dietary fibre 6.9 g

Sodium 992 mg

Calcium 269 mg

Iron 3.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.