Spicy prawn noodle salad

• glass noodles↗200g g

  (available from thai-food-online.co.uk) or rice vermicelli

• vegetable oil↗1 tbsp tbsp
• spring onions↗3

  sliced

• lemongrass stalks2

  sliced

• raw jumbo king prawns↗300g g
• mint↗small handful
• coriandersmall handful
• Thai basil↗small handful
• cucumber↗½

  cut into matchsticks

• red bird's-eye chilli↗1

  roughly chopped

• garlic cloves↗2
• limes↗2

  juiced

• fish sauce↗2 tbsp tbsp
• soft brown sugar↗1 tsp tsp

  or palm sugar

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cook the noodles following pack instructions. Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.

2. 2

   Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat and cook the spring onions and lemongrass for 2 mins or until softened. Add the prawns and cook for 3 mins or until they have turned pink. Tip everything into a large bowl and allow to cool while you make the dressing.

3. 3

   Put all the dressing ingredients in a mini chopper and blitz until very finely chopped. Taste and add a little more sugar (to sweeten) and fish sauce (to make saltier), if you like. Tip the noodles into the bowl with the prawns, then add the rest of the ingredients and dressing, and toss really well before serving.