GRILLED TIGER PRAWNS AND SPINACH SALAD WITH RED PEPPER DRESSING
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
- 3 tiger prawns
- peeled and de-veined
- heads and tails left on
- 1 handful baby spinach
- 1 red pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- Soak a wooden skewer in cold water for ten minutes.
- For the prawns
- mix the olive oil
- lemon juice and herbs together in a bowl and add the prawns. Toss to coat
- then leave to marinate for 5-10 minutes.
- Thread the prawns onto the skewer and cook on a hot chargrill pan for 1-2 minutes on both sides
- or until the prawns are pink and cooked through.
- For the salad
- place the spinach in the centre of a serving plate.
- For the red pepper dressing
- place the red pepper under a grill unit's highest setting. Turn occasionally
- until blackened all over. Allow to cool before peeling off the skin
- then chop the flesh and place into a food processor along with the remaining dressing ingredients. Blend until smooth.
- To serve
- place the prawn skewer on top of the spinach and spoon the dressing around the edges of the plate.

