Sesame noodles with Prawns

Name: Sesame noodles with Prawns
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Peanut Butter; lime, juiced; soy sauce; garlic, minced; grated ginger; sesame oil; water; hot sauce; soba noodles; frozen, shelled prawns; carrots, shredded or peeled into ribbons; red cabbage, very thinly sliced; cucumber, julienned; spring onions, thinly sliced

a DIY takeaway dinner

15 min

two bowls of sesame noodles topped with shredded vegetables and prawns

By Izy Hossack
May 5, 2022

Why trust us?

A sesame-spiked peanut dressing is key to these sesame noodles with prawns and fresh veggies. We’ve used soba noodles as they work great when they’re cold and have a nutty flavor which complements the dressing nicely.

Ingredients

2 Persons

DRESSING:

60 g

Peanut Butter
1

lime, juiced
1 tbsp

soy sauce
1 clove

garlic, minced
1 tsp

grated ginger
1 tsp

sesame oil
2 tbsp

water
2 tsp

hot sauce

FOR THE SALAD:

150 g

soba noodles
200 g

frozen, shelled prawns
2

carrots, shredded or peeled into ribbons
0.25

red cabbage, very thinly sliced
0.5

cucumber, julienned
2

spring onions, thinly sliced
1 tbsp

sesame seeds

Preparation

1

To make the dressing, stir the peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and sesame oil until smooth and thick. Thin with the water then add hot sauce, to taste.
2

Cook the noodles in a large pot of boiling water for 3 minutes (or according to the package directions) then drain and rinse under cold water. Add to a bowl and toss with the dressing.
3

Cook the prawns in a frying pan over a medium heat with a splash of water, turning as needed, until pink and cooked through. Drain and add them to the noodles.
4

Add the thinly sliced vegetables and sesame seeds to the noodles and toss everything to combine then serve.
1

Enjoy!