From lukewarm bowls of soup to exhausted looking sandwiches, lunch breaks can feel a little, well, uninspiring. With Dean Edwards’ aromatic Thai-style rice salad, uninteresting lunches are sure to be a thing of the past.
Breaking with flavour thanks to its jasmine rice and sliced mango, not just does the meal taste great, however it’s filled with dietary goodness too. What’s more, after prepping all of the active ingredients, the meal takes a matter of minutes to wait, suggesting that you can invest less time cooking and more time savouring your lunch. Now that sounds dreamy!
On-The-Fly Thai-Style Rice Salad
Serves 2
(Image: Tom Regester)
Components
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1/2 red onion, carefully sliced
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100g cherry tomatoes, cut in half
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70g sugar snaps, halved lengthways
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1/2 under-ripe mango, peeled and sliced
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150g prepared prawns
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50g salted peanuts, crushed
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2 x 250g pouches of microwave jasmine rice
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Salt and pepper
For the dressing
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1 tablespoon mango chutney
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1 tablespoon fish sauce
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2 tablespoon olive oil
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1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
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Juice of 1/2 lime
(Image: Tom Regester)
Technique
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Blend together all the dressing active ingredients, then part into 2 containers.
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Mix together the onion, tomatoes, sugar snaps, mango, prawns and peanuts, then divide into 2 sealable containers.
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At work, microwave the rice according to the package directions, then tip into a bowl of the salad. Season to taste, put over a container of the dressing and stir well to integrate.
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