Balmain Bug Salad

Name: Balmain Bug Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 8 Balmain bug tails or large prawns, halved; 2 tbsp olive oil; salt and pepper to taste; 100g rocket; 1 mango, diced; 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced; 1 long red chilli, finely sliced; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; fresh coriander to garnish

Barbecued Balmain bug tails served warm over rocket with a mango and chilli dressing. Grilling the bugs briefly over high heat, just two to three minutes a side, is what keeps their flesh sweet and tender rather than turning rubbery from overcooking.

Total time

21 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

6 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

8Balmain bug tails or large prawns, halved

2 tbspolive oil

salt and pepperto taste

100grocket

1mango, diced

1/2red onion, thinly sliced

1long red chilli, finely sliced

2 tbsplime juice

1 tbspfish sauce

1 tspsugar

fresh corianderto garnish

Instructions

Brush bugs with olive oil and season.

Grill over high heat 2-3 minutes per side.

Mix lime juice, fish sauce and sugar for dressing.

Arrange rocket, mango and onion on plates.

Top with warm bugs, chilli and coriander. Drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

110

Protein

1.4g

Fat

7.2g

Carbs

11.7g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

298mg

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