TIGER PRAWNS, RED PEPPER SAUCE AND A YOGHURT DRESSING
TIGER PRAWNS, RED PEPPER SAUCE AND A YOGHURT DRESSING
TIGER PRAWNS, RED PEPPER SAUCE AND A YOGHURT DRESSING

Ingredients
  • 300g/10½oz shallots
  • sliced
  • 300g//10½oz roasted red peppers from a jar
  • sliced
  • 70g/2½oz garlic
  • thinly sliced
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 100ml/3½fl oz olive oil
  • 8 large tiger prawns
  • 250g/9oz fat-free Greek-style yoghurt
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • crushed or finely chopped
  • 1 large shallot
  • very finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp freshly chopped flatleaf parsley
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt flakes
  • 5 generous handfuls mixed green leaves
  • 5 radishes
  • thinly sliced
  • 1 fennel bulb
  • thinly sliced
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Put all the sauce ingredients
  • except the prawns
  • in a saucepan
  • cook gently until the shallots are soft then bring to the boil. Transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Pass the sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Marinade the prawns in the sauce for 10 minutes.
  • For the dressing
  • combine the yoghurt
  • 125ml/4fl oz cold water
  • garlic
  • shallot
  • vinegar
  • lemon juice
  • parsley
  • chives and mint. Whisk in the olive oil and season with salt
  • to taste.
  • To cook the prawns
  • heat a flat griddle pan until very hot. Push the prawns onto two skewers and cook on each side for 3–4 minutes.
  • Meanwhile for the salad
  • place the greens
  • radishes and fennel in ice-cold water for a few minutes to crisp up. Remove
  • drain and pat dry.
  • Combine in a salad bowl and spoon the dressing down the sides. Toss the salad using your hands
  • pulling the dressing off the sides of the bowl as you do. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve the prawns on top of the salad.