Mango and Vietnamese mint salsa with prawns recipe

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Ingredients

1 ripe mango
1 tsp caster sugar
20ml (1 tbsp) lime juice
2 tsp fish sauce
2 small red chillies, finely diced
1 tbsp chopped Thai basil or coriander leaves
Freshly ground black pepper
1kg green (raw) prawns, approx 30
Oil for cooking
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Preparation

To prepare salsa, peel mango, remove flesh from stone and dice finely. Dissolve sugar in lime juice and fish sauce. Add chillies, basil and pepper, and mix to combine.

Peel prawns, removing heads, but leaving tails intact. Remove intestinal tract (de-vein). Brush prawns with oil and place on a hot barbecue grill or in a hot pan. Cook for 2 minutes on each side. Remove prawns and serve immediately with wedges of lime and mango salsa.
 

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Comments (1)

   
13 Jan 2010 09:48 AEST
Karen Peet
Hendra
Vietnamese Mint
Sounds great but where is the vietnamese mint in this recipe?
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