Recipe
Sesame Prawn Toast
Crisp sesame prawn toast made with a gingered prawn topping, golden bread and a savoury soy dip. This quick Chinese-inspired starter is ideal for sharing.
Ingredients
Method
20 mins prep15 mins cook35 mins total
Heat the oven to 200°C fan. Stir the chopped prawns with the egg white, spring onions, garlic, ginger, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour until the mixture is cohesive.
Spread the prawn mixture evenly over one side of each slice of bread. Press the sesame seeds over the topping so they adhere, then brush the bread edges lightly with neutral oil.
Place the slices topping-side up on a lined tray and bake for 12–15 minutes, until the bread is crisp and golden and the prawn mixture is fully cooked.
Mix the dipping soy sauce with the rice-wine vinegar and sesame oil. Cut the hot toast into fingers and serve with the sauce.
Notes
Serve the toast as soon as it comes out of the oven, with the dipping sauce alongside. Finely chopping the prawns helps the topping hold together on the bread.
About this recipe
Sesame prawn toast is a simple Chinese-inspired starter with a juicy prawn topping spread over bread, then coated in sesame seeds for a crisp, nutty finish. Ginger, garlic and spring onion keep the mixture savoury, fresh and fragrant. It is especially good served straight from the oven.
Bake the slices until the bread is golden and the topping is cooked through, then serve them hot with a sharp soy, rice-wine vinegar and sesame dipping sauce. Cut each slice into fingers for sharing, or serve two larger pieces per person as a light lunch.
