What To Serve With Prawn Toast: 12 BEST Choices!
Do you love Asian food?
Are you always on the lookout for creative, exciting, and mostly importantly, delicious ways to serve up your favourites and keep dinner times interesting?
If so, you’ve come to the best place! Right here, we’re going to take a look at what to serve with prawn toast.
What to serve with prawn toast
Some of the best ideas for what to serve with prawn toast include your favourite Chinese sauces, zesty Asian chopped salad, fruity pineapple fried rice, chicken and sweetcorn soup, wok fried noodles, sweet and sour chicken, and Asian coleslaw.
Whether you plan to serve your prawn toast as a starter, as part of a multiple course Chinese inspired meal, or as the star of the show at your next family meal, there are plenty of delicious accompaniments that will help you to achieve exactly what you’re looking for!
Keep reading to discover the best recipes and more ideas…
1. Your favourite Chinese sauces
Prawn toast is calling out to be served with a selection of your favourite Chinese inspired sauces!
They’re perfect for dipping, and it’s quick and easy to offer up a selection of sauces on the table so you have something to suit everyone.
Some good choices include sweet and sour, soy, hoisin, and sweet chilli.
You’ll find ready prepared varieties of all of these in your local supermarket or Asian grocery store, so you don’t have to spend any extra time in the kitchen.
2. Asian chopped salad
A bright and vibrant Asian chopped salad is a welcome addition to the table when you’re serving up fried items like prawn toast.
It ensures balance and variety, and as an added benefit, it really couldn’t be any easier to make!
Fresh carrot, cabbage, and sugar snap peas bring a satisfying crunch to every forkful, and the dressing made with sesame oil, honey, lime juice, and rice vinegar is oh so moreish and helps all those colourful flavours to really shine.
For a classic but delicious starter, I like to serve prawn toast with a choice of dipping sauces, and a garnish of this chopped salad.
3. Pineapple fried rice
If you love sweet and savoury food pairings, serve your prawn toast with a generous helping of pineapple fried rice.
You don’t really need a recipe for this one, and you can just chuck in any ingredients that you might have that need using up in the next day or so.
Heat up a pan and add veggies like peppers, red onion, and chillis.
Throw in your pineapple, cooked rice, and cook until everything is piping hot.
Add some soy sauce for extra umami flavour, and you’re good to go.
If you want to earn some extra points for presentation, serve your rice inside a halved pineapple!
Add this to the centre of the table with a platter of prawn toast, and you’ve got a delicious, creative, and really memorable meal.
4. Chinese chicken and sweetcorn soup
If you want to plate up a selection of appetisers, chicken and sweetcorn soup is a worthy contender for what to serve with prawn toast.
It’s a takeaway and restaurant classic, and it tends to be popular amongst kids and adults alike.
You’ll also be pleased to hear that making this recipe won’t take up tons of your time.
You can have it on the table in just 20 minutes, and it’s a brilliant way to use up any leftover chicken or even turkey that you might have in the fridge.
It’s a family friendly, sustainable way of eating, and if you’re anything like me, this will be a really welcome addition to your meal plans!
You can add noodles to this soup if you like, and it makes for a really filling meal that’s perfect on cold winter evenings.
If serving it as part of a feast though with multiple dishes, I prefer to leave them out!
5. Wok fried noodles
A side dish of noodles is practically essential when you’re cooking up any kind of Chinese food!
One of the best things about this side dish is that you can make them as simple or as fancy if you like.
For a real feast for seafood lovers, you could serve these seafood noodles with shrimp and scallops alongside your prawn toast.
Alternatively, raid the back of your fridge and take the opportunity to use up any veggies that might need using up.
Peppers, onions, and beansprouts are always my favourite choices.
(You might also be interested in what to eat with tempura shrimp).
6. Chinese broccoli with garlic sauce
This takeaway style Chinese broccoli with garlic sauce is tasty, healthy, and in my opinion, it’s essential to have on the table next time you’re creating an Asian feast for the family!
If you want to keep things simple, serve with your prawn toast and a big bowl of egg fried rice.
This kind of dinner is perfect if you want to enjoy Chinese food, but you want to keep things a little lighter and don’t have the time to cook up lots of different dishes.
7. Sweet and sour chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is surely one of the most popular dishes in takeaways and restaurants alike, and it definitely deserves a mention when it comes to what to serve with prawn toast! In fact, my go-to order is often sweet and sour, a side of prawn toast, and a portion of egg fried rice. You really can’t beat it.
It’s loved by everyone, suitable for kids and picky eaters, and packed with lots of goodness in the form of onions, peppers, pineapple, and crunchy water chestnuts.
This sweet and sour chicken recipe is my favourite, as it’s satisfyingly crispy and requires ingredients that you’ll likely find in your store cupboard.
For more inspiration, visit my guide to what to serve with sweet and sour chicken too!
8. Asian coleslaw
Deep fried prawn toast often calls for a fresh and healthy accompaniment, and this bright and zesty Asian coleslaw ticks all the boxes.
The nutty sesame dressing is a welcome change from the thick mayos that are often involved with slaws, and you can make it in advance if you’re short on time.
If I’m having friends over for lunch and want to offer up something quick, I love to serve prawn toast with this slaw.
9. Smacked cucumbers
Smacked cucumbers are made by literally smacking up your cucumbers and then tossing them with a mixture of garlic, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and chilli oil.
They’re fun to make, and they work so well when served with Chinese appetisers and starters like prawn toast, wontons, and spring rolls.
10. Chicken tempura
If you’re cooking for meat lovers, try this delicious chicken tempura recipe! Though it’s considered to be a Japanese recipe, it’s fantastic served with prawn toast as a selection of finger foods and appetisers.
Just add some sauces and dips, a side salad garnish, and you’re good to go.
11. Crispy wontons
Homemade crispy wontons always feel like a real treat, and if you’re in the mood for comfort food, you need to consider adding them to your menu! You’ll need just three key ingredients – minced chicken, spring onions, and wonton wrappers.
I love deep frying my wontons so they’re satisfyingly crispy and crunchy, though if you prefer, you could boil or steam them for a lighter bite.
12. Chinese chicken wings
If you want to serve your prawn toast with finger foods, you really need to try these sticky Chinese chicken wings.
They’re absolutely divine, and the marinade is the perfect balance of spicy, salty, sweet, and tangy.
Once you’ve mastered this simple recipe, it’ll give you options for a wide variety of different occasions. They’re perfect for an easy dinner in front of the TV, and they also wouldn’t be out of place on a dinner party menu.
Side dishes for prawn toast
Whether you’re cooking a multi course meal to celebrate something special, or you just want a quick lunch to use up some leftovers, there are plenty of tasty choices for side dishes that go with prawn toast. Choose from:
- Your favourite Chinese sauces
- Zesty Asian chopped salad
- Fruity pineapple fried rice
- Chicken and sweetcorn soup
- Wok fried noodles
- Sweet and sour chicken
- Crispy wontons
- Chicken tempura
- Asian coleslaw
