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Pepper Cucumber Bok Choy Mango Slaw with Grilled Prawns

Difficulty: Simple
Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Serves: 4

Shanghai Mango Slaw

  • 2 heads of Shanghai Baby Bok Choy
  • 1 green mango
  • ½ hot pepper
  • 1 Fresco® Mini Cucumber
  • 50g carrot
  • 2 tbsp grape seed oil
  • 4 sprigs fresh cilantro
  • 4 leaves fresh purple shiso*
  • 1 ginger, freshly grated
  • juice and zest from one lime
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce (optional)**
  • ½ tsp sesame seeds
  • salt, pepper, sugar to taste

* Shiso can be found in most Asian supermarkets, or can be Substitutes for Thai basil

**Fish sauce can be found in the Asian section of most grocery stores

Grilled Prawns

  • 500g (16 to 20) peels and deveined prawns
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 4 fresh cilantro stalks, chopped
  • 10g fresh ginger, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbs grape-seed oil (or other scent-free oil)

*Place the above into a covered container and let marinate for 4 hours

With slivered Fresco® Mini Cucumbers, lime, ginger and cilantro, this easy and exotic appetizer – or main – is a thrill from the grill.

Instructions

  1. Trim, rinse and finely shred Shanghai Baby Bok Choy lengthwise.
  2. Finely shred carrot.
  3. Cut hot pepper in half. Remove seeds. Cut flesh into a fine julienne.
  4. Using a mandolin, cut the Fresco® Mini Cucumber into long spaghetti-like strands.
  5. Peel mango. Slice thinly. Cut slices into a fine julienne.
  6. Place shredded vegetables and mango into a large bowl.
  7. Add oil, lime juice and herbs. Season to taste with salt, sugar and pepper.
  8. Allow to marinate for 1 hour prior to using.

Serve

  1. Place Shanghai mango slaw onto center of plate.
  2. Cook shrimp on a hot grill, dress alongside the slaw.
  3. Finish with toasted sesame seeds, picked cilantro and shiso leaves.