Sue's special Thai Prawn Salad

So on 24th March 2019, with our lease up and our landlady selling, we left Grafton Mews, arriving home just a few hours before COVID lock-down! Since then what changes we have all seen! I am now hiring studios as appropriate to the job - sometimes East London, sometimes West and sometimes literally 5 minutes down the road in Maidenhead. I am pleased to report that hire studios have come on a pace since I used to hire them back in the '90's. But looking at this sadly-neglected Sue in the Studio Blog reminded me that I always promised to post a favourite studio lunch recipe - which we still do sometimes. 

Here it is:  This should serve about 6 with some flat bread (we use Sainsbury’s multi-seeded) on the side. 

Ingredients: 

1 large courgette, 

1 large carrot, peeled, 

1 bunch spring onions, 

1 -2 red chillies, heat as to preference, 

1-2 baby gem lettuces or 1 large bag rocket, 

1 red pepper, 

approx 300g good cherry tomatoes, 

2 packs cooked tiger prawn, 

1 bunch coriander, 

sesame seeds, 

approx 1 tblsp, 

juice of 1 lime, 

sesame oil, 

2/3 volume to lime juice, 

fish sauce e.g. Squid Brand, approx. 1 tblsp, 

1/4 teaspoon sugar, 

Nanami Togarashi - Japanese chilli seasoning, available on-line (optional).

Wash, finely shred or grate all the vegetables (we use a Papaya shredder). Halve the tomatoes, chop the coriander. Toss together in a large bowl, adding prawns and sesame seeds. Mix lime juice, oil, fish sauce and sugar to taste. Dress salad immediately before serving, adding a good shake of chilli seasoning for a bit of heat. Serve with warmed flat breads. 

Enjoy! Better still, come and have some in the studio with us on your next shoot....