Wasabi Noodle salad with prawns

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Wasabi Noodle salad with prawns

Serve this tangy cold salad in little bowls and eat with chopsticks or a fork.

Ingredients

1 yellow pepper finely sliced
4 spring onions, sliced lengthwise
14oz/400g cooked, peeled prawns
2 Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
Coriander leaves for garnishing

For the dressing:

5 fl oz/140ml olive oil
3 Tbsp mirin
4 Tbsp light soy sauce
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp Namida® Wasabi Paste made with Namida® 100% Pure Wasabi Powder
1 lemon, juiced

Method

  1. Boil the noodles in a pan of boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain and run under the cold tap.
  2. Tip the drained noodles into a large bowl.
  3. Drizzle some sesame oil over them and mix well.
  4. Mix in the watercress, red and yellow peppers and spring onions.
  5. Mix the dressing ingredients together, and pour most (keeping back about 8 tsp) over the noodles.
  6. Toss well, cover and refrigerate.
  7. Divide the noodles between eight bowls and arrange the cooked shrimps on top.
  8. Drizzle each bowl with a teaspoonful of the remaining dressing, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on the top and garnish with coriander leaves.

About the author 

Wasabi Maestro

Started commercial wasabi growing in New Zealand in 1990. Now acts as consultant to World Wasabi and is passionate about Wasabia japonica and its uses. Has developed a number of new products and growing methods, and still likes to do R&D. Regarded as the world leader in hydroponic wasabi growing he is acknowledged as the Wasabi Maestro.

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