Salads
Serves
4 as a main, 6 an an entree
Prep time
1 hr. (including cooling time)
Cooking time
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Prawn & French Style Lentil Salad
Ingredients
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Amount
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Ingredient |
| 750 gram | green prawns, shelled and deveined, tails intact |
| 2 tablespoons | olive oil |
| 1 tablespoon | lemon rind |
| To taste | McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt |
| To taste | McKenzie's Whole Black Peppercorns |
| 1 1/2 cups | McKenzie's French Style Lentils |
| 2 | corn cobs |
| 1 cup | celery, finely sliced |
| 1 | avocado, cubed |
| 1 | red onion, finely sliced |
| 2 | lemons, cut into wedges, to serve |
| Dressing | Mint Yogurt |
| 1 cup | greek style yogurt |
| 2 tablespoons | lemon juice |
| 4 tablespoons | fresh mint leaves, finely chopped |
| To taste | McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt |
Directions
Step 1
Place prepared prawns in a bowl with oil, lemon and season with McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt and McKenzie's Whole Black Peppercorns. Place in fridge while preparing McKenzie's French Style Lentils.
Step 2
Rinse McKenzie's French Style Lentils and place in saucepan with 4 1/2 cups water. Cook as per instructions on pack. Drain off any excess water. Cool and place in fridge until ready to serve.
Step 3
Heat large frypan over medium-high heat. Once hot, place prawns in the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes or until just cooked. Cool and place in fridge until ready to serve.
Step 4
Remove husk and silk from corn cobs and wrap each one in plastic food wrap. Place in microwave and cook on high for one minute. Turn over and cook for a further minutes on high. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before removing the plastic wrap and cutting each cob into 2cm thick wheels. Place in fridge until ready to serve.
Step 5
To prepare dressing, combine all ingredients in a small bowl, adding McKenzie's Australian Natural Sea Salt to taste. Place in fridge until ready to serve.
Step 6
Just prior to serving, combine McKenzie's French Style Lentils, corn, celery, avocado and onion in a bowl. To serve, spoon lentil mixture evenly into four bowls in a neat mound. Top with prawns, drizzle with dressing and place two lemon wedges on the side.
Step 7
Tips: Prawns and corn can be cooked on the barbeque making this a great summer dish! Simply preheat hot plates and cook prawns for 3-5 minutes, turning over once. Remove husk and silk from corn cobs, wrap each one in foil and place on hot plates or grill, turning regularly for 10 minutes or until cooked. Whilst there is great colour in this dish already, other ingredients could be added for variation, such as baby spinach leaves, red, yellow and/or green capsicum or grated fresh beetroot. The flavours could be changed too - add dill to the dressing, or add your favourite spice mix to the prawns (ie cumin and fresh red chilli) and remove the herbs from the dressing. All of the steps above (except preparing the avocado and onion) can be done on the day prior to serving making it a simple dish to put together when your guests arrive!
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