Rainbow salad with Cajun prawns

Name: Rainbow salad with Cajun prawns
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 medium carrots, scrubbed and grated; 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced; 1 large raw beetroot, scrubbed and finely sliced or coarsely grated; 4 salad onions, trimmed and finely sliced; 1½ tsp cumin seeds, toasted; 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 small orange, scrubbed, zest and juice; 1 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 15 g pack oregano, leaves chopped; 250 g packs microwaveable wholegrain rice; 180 g packs Essential Raw King Prawns; 2 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Deep South Cajun rub

This colourful slaw is all about maximum flavour with minimum fuss. Experiment with other spice mixes on the prawns – Cooks’ Ingredients Baharat Spice also works a treat.

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HealthyLow in saturated fat2 of your 5 a day7 plant varieties

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare20 mins
Cook10 mins
Total time30 mins

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2 medium carrots, scrubbed and grated
1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and finely sliced
1 large raw beetroot, scrubbed and finely sliced or coarsely grated
4 salad onions, trimmed and finely sliced
1½ tsp cumin seeds, toasted
1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
1 small orange, scrubbed, zest and juice
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
½ x 15g pack oregano, leaves chopped
2 x 250g packs microwaveable wholegrain rice
2 x 180g packs Essential Raw King Prawns
2 tsp Cooks’ Ingredients Deep South Cajun rub

In a large bowl, combine the carrots, fennel, beetroot, salad onions, cumin seeds, green chilli, orange zest and juice, vinegar and 1½ tbsp olive oil. Stir in ½ the oregano and season; set aside. Cook the wholegrain rice according to pack instructions, then divide between bowls.
Meanwhile, pat the prawns dry with kitchen paper and dredge with the Cajun rub; season. Put the remaining ½ tbsp oil in a large frying pan set over a high heat and add the prawns. Cook for 3-5 minutes until the prawns are cooked through, opaque and pink throughout. Spoon the slaw alongside the rice and nestle in the prawns. Scatter with the remaining oregano leaves.

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