PRAWN & GREEN MANGO SALAD BY LUCY TWEED

Every Night Of The Week is the lovechild of a career-driven Sydney based food stylist and family devoted mum, Lucy Tweed. Lucy’s food M.O. is authentic and straightforward. Her focus is on clean ingredients, supporting local businesses, balancing the diets of her family, deliciousness and of course the necessary hack or shortcut we are all looking for. Rich in warmth, humour, simplicity and visually stunning food photography, Lucy discovered a mass of like-minded people/followers/comrades/friends(!) who relished in her real-time commentary of family, business, relationships, and above all great flavours.

Such is the appeal of Lucy’s signature, a somewhat wayward style, that her Instagram account has grown from a handful of solution seekers to a hefty community of over 26,000, and the first ENOTW book landed on shelves in Aug 2021, and is available for purchase online.

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INGREDIENTS

SALAD

• 1KG OF COOKED PRAWNS (SHELL REMOVED)

• 4 GREEN MANGOES, SKIN REMOVED AND FLESH JULIENNED *

• HALF A WOMBOK CABBAGE, FINELY SLICED

• 6 LEBANESE CUCUMBERS, JULIENNED * AND SEEDS DISCARDED

• 1 CUP EACH OF PICKED HERBS: CORIANDER, THAI BASIL, VIETNAMESE MINT AND MINT

DRESSING

• 250G OF CHERRY TOMATOES

• 1/4 CUP OF BROWN SUGAR

• 2 TBSP OF FISH SAUCE

• THE JUICE OF 4 LIMES

• 2 CLOVES OF GARLIC

• 1 BIRDS EYE CHILLI, ENDS TRIMMED

• 1 TBSP OF SESAME OIL

METHOD

SALAD ASSEMBLY CAN HAPPEN AT THE LAST MINUTE, BUT THE PREP CAN HAPPEN THE DAY BEFORE IF ALL STORED CORRECTLY. PRAWNS IN A SEALED TUPPERWARE CONTAINER, NO ICE. GREEN MANGO, WOMBOK CABBAGE, CUCUMBER AND HERBS STORED IN SEPARATE CONTAINERS WITH DAMP PAPER TOWEL AND A TIGHT FITTING LID ON TOP.

USING A SMALL FOOD PROCESSOR/BLENDER, COMBINE ALL DRESSING INGREDIENTS AND PUREE TIL CHUNKY BUT CONSISTENT. YOU CAN OMIT THE CHILLI FOR A FAMILY FRIENDLY VERSION, AND REPLACE THE FISH SAUCE WITH 1TBSP OF LIGHT SOY FOR A VEGETARIAN OPTION.

 * JULIENNE PEELER IS A HANDY TOOL FOR THIS TYPE OF SALAD, IT’S A PEELER WITH TEETH AND CAN BE PURCHASED AT GOOD KITCHENWARE STORES.