Wednesday 20 November 2013

Marinated prawn salad




 Marinated prawn salad
 Serves: 6-8

 500g Whole prawns
 50ml lemon juice
 5ml lemon zest
 1 clove garlic, crushed
 1 red chilli, sliced
 2 Peppadew® peppers
 15ml olive oil

 SALAD
 4 handfuls salad leaves
 1 beetroot, julienne sliced
 1 handful micro herbs
 80ml Peppadew® sliced jalapenos
 80ml Peppadew® hot pickled onions, sliced

 DRESSING
 15ml brown sugar
 20ml lemon juice
 5ml lemon zest
 20ml olive oil

1 Place the whole prawns, lemon juice, zest, garlic, chilli and peppers into a
 airtight container and allow to marinade for an hour,
 2 Heat the olive oil in a frying pan or wok, fry the prawns until just cooked, allow
 to cool slightly.
 3 Toss the prawns, salad leaves, beetroot, micro herbs, jalapenos and onions
 together.
 4 Mix the dressing ingredients together and seal in a jar, add just before the
 picnic.
 Cooks tip: For a milder version, leave out the red chilli