Dinner for 2

Hot Sour Prawn Noodle Salad

Name: Hot Sour Prawn Noodle Salad
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 nests rice noodles; 1 1/2 thai chillies; 2 limes; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tsp brown soft sugar; 1 small garlic clove; 180 g trimmed green beans or long-stemmed broccoli; 1 carrot; 1/2 cucumber; 1/2 small ripe mango; 180 g cooked king prawns peeled; small handful each of mint and coriander; 2 tbsp salted peanuts or cashews (optional)

$21.37for 424 minServes 2

Rice noodles, prawns, crisp vegetables, mango, and herbs are tossed in a sharp dressing with lime, fish sauce, garlic, and chili.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Ramen and Asian noodles, 2 oz$0.18/oz typical	2 oz	$0.36Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1.5$0.60 each typical	1.5	$0.90Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 2$0.60 each typical	2	$1.20Typical price
	Garlic, 1$0.75 each typical	1	$0.75Typical price
	Green beans, 0.4 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.99Typical price
	Carrots, 0.15 lb$1.09/lb typical	0.15 lb	$0.17Typical price
	Cucumbers, 0.5$0.89 each typical	0.5	$0.45Typical price
	Pineapple and mango, 0.5$3.49 each typical	0.5	$1.75Typical price
	Shrimp, 0.4 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.4 lb	$3.17Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.25$1.49 each typical	0.25	$0.37Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, 0.25 oz$0.70/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.69

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap green beans for broccoliabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap carrots for sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Asian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugar

Not included in the cost.

24 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$5.34 per serving$21.37 for 4

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Ingredients

2 nests rice noodles
1 1/2 thai chillies
2 limes
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp brown soft sugar
1 small garlic clove
180 g trimmed green beans or long-stemmed broccoli
1 carrot
1/2 cucumber
1/2 small ripe mango
180 g cooked king prawns peeled
small handful each of mint and coriander
2 tbsp salted peanuts or cashews (optional)

Steps

Soak the rice noodles in hot water for 8 minutes, then drain them well.
Whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, minced garlic, and sliced chilies in a large bowl for 3 minutes.
Trim and thinly slice the beans, carrot, cucumber, and mango for 7 minutes.
Add the noodles, prawns, vegetables, mango, mint, coriander, and peanuts to the dressing.
Toss everything together and let the salad stand for 3 minutes before eating.

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