suyin-melissa Recipe + Thai Banana Salsa with King Prawns

Extremely refreshing. I make extra salsa to keep in the fridge for a pick-me-up after a long day at uni. You can serve it on a banana leaf with lime wedges.

Ingredients

• 2 bananas, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and diced
• ½ cup fresh mint leaves
• ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger root
• 1 fresh red chile pepper, thinly sliced
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 ½ pounds tiger prawns, peeled and deveined

Cooking Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix bananas, cucumbers, mint, cilantro, ginger, and red chile pepper to make salsa.
2. In a small bowl, blend lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar until sugar has dissolved. Thoroughly mix into the salsa.
3. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Place prawns in the water, and cook 3 minutes, or until flesh is opaque. Serve with the banana salsa.

Nutrition Facts

• calories259.5
• carbohydrateContent25.4 g
• cholesterolContent258.8 mg
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent2.4 g
• proteinContent36 g
• saturatedFatContent0.1 g
• sodiumContent281.2 mg
• sugarContent13.2 g