Mix and Match Meals

During the hot summers here in Western Australia, I often like to make a meal that involves a few salads even if I have to cook something first, which I try to do earlier in the day.

I have made two different salads for this meal and I "mix and match" them with other meals and/or leftovers -great if you are cooking for one or two only, and you don't want exactly the same thing two days in a row.

Here I have made a warm prawn, bacon, walnut and mushroom salad, together with a crispy noodle assorted cabbage salad. Both would have been meals on their own, but making two gave me a bit of variety!

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Makes: 3 servings

Ingredients
For the noodle cabbage salad
1½ cups white cabbage, finely shredded
1½ cups red cabbage, finely shredded
½ - 1 pkt crunchy noodles
4 spring onions, chopped finely
¼ cup parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
For the dressing
½ tspb sesame oil
½ tbsp oil
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
¼ cup sweet chili sauce

For the prawn, bacon and mushroom salad
90 g shortcut bacon
40 g walnuts, broken
1½ tbsp oil
65 g shallots or spring onions, sliced finely
1 garlic clove, crushed
120 g mushrooms, thickly sliced
2 tbsp brandy
About 425 g raw prawns (about 225 g peeled), peeled and deveined.
125 g mixed salad leaves
For the dressing
¾ tsp Dijon mustard
5 tbsp olive or walnut oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Pepper

Method
Crispy noodle cabbage salad








Prawn, bacon, and mushroom salad
















Categories
#summer
#dinner
#lunch
#family
#mix_and_match
#make_ahead
#bacon
#prawns
#cabbage
#crispy_noodles

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