Name: Somen noodle, prawn and cucumber salad
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 lebanese cucumbers (260g); 2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon dried seaweed (wakame); 12 cooked medium king prawns (540g); 100 gram dried somen noodles; 3 green onions, sliced thinly; Ginger dressing; 1/2 teaspoon dashi granules; 1 tablespoon hot water; 1/2 cup (125ml) rice vinegar; 1/4 cup (60ml) mirin; 1 teaspoon japanese soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), grated; pinch caster sugar

Ingredients

2 lebanese cucumbers (260g)

2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon dried seaweed (wakame)

12 cooked medium king prawns (540g)

100 gram dried somen noodles

3 green onions, sliced thinly

Ginger dressing

1/2 teaspoon dashi granules

1 tablespoon hot water

1/2 cup (125ml) rice vinegar

1/4 cup (60ml) mirin

1 teaspoon japanese soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

2 centimetre piece fresh ginger (10g), grated

pinch caster sugar

Method

1.Halve cucumber lengthways; discard seeds with teaspoon. Slice thinly on diagonal; place in colander. Sprinkle with salt; stand 10 minutes. Rinse under cold water; drain, gently squeezing out excess moisture. Refrigerate.

2.Place seaweed in small bowl, cover with cold water, stand 5 minutes; drain. Shell and devein prawns; halve lengthways.

3.Cook noodles in large saucepan of boiling water until tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain.

4.Meanwhile, to make ginger dressing, dissolve granules in the water in small bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients; chill

5.Place cucumber, seaweed, prawns in large bowl with dressing and half the onion; toss gently to combine. Serve sprinkled with remaining onion.

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