Shrimp/Prawn Sesame Salad
Hello Friends, it’s been another Salad dinner night (J yes, we are still managing to have just Salad for dinner). So I decided to get something more than just vegetables.But just three nights down, I am already craving for nice complete meal warm and hot.
Prawn is something which you can throw in the vegetables and it works brilliant.
Frozen prawn is easily available in almost every supermarket and is like secret ingredient for me as they are peeled, cleaned and cooked ones. Oh life is so easy with the frozen prawns. Whenever I am short of ideas for dinner or lunch, I cook something or other with prawns. Quick and Easy!
I served the Prawn Salad with warm baby potatoes. So it is a mix. Cold and Warm!
Ingredients
250 grams –small prawns/shrimps, peeled, washed and cooked.
4-5 small radish-cut into 4 halves
1 small beetroot- cut into 1 inch cubes
2 tomatoes- sliced into big chunks
1 Medium Onion sliced roughly
Baby Potatoes, washed and skin on
1 celery stick sliced
Bunch of basil leaves, I used Greek basil as it is growing in my kitchen window
A bunch of coriander leaves chopped finely
Spring onions few twigs chopped roughly
Spring onions few twigs chopped roughly
2 tbsp of butter
Dressing
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp white sesame seed
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp sesame oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Process
1.
Pre heat your Oven.
2.
Put a deep bottom pan with water on full high and let the water come to boil.
3.
Put the baby potatoes and cover with a lid and let it boil.
4.
When they are soft enough, drain the water.
5.
In a bowl, put the potatoes, butter, salt & pepper, a pinch of coriander leaves and mix it well.
6.
Put the potatoes in the oven for about 15 minutes at 250 degrees Celsius.
7.
Meanwhile heat 2 tbsp sesame oil and add the sesame seeds to it.
8.
Don’t let it go dark and add the prawns to it. Sprinkle some salt and pepper to it and stir it so the prawns are coated well.
9.
Fry the prawns for 2-3 minutes and set aside.
10.
On another deep bottom pan, boiled the celery, radish and beetroot for 3-4 minutes. They should be chunk.
11.
When done, drain.
12.
Take a big bowl, add the vegetables, prawns and give it a little mix.
13.
Prepare the dressing with the remaining sesame. Add the coriander leaves in it and give it a good whisk. Adjust the seasoning if needed.
14.
Dress the salad with the fresh dressing and we are done with the salad.
15.
The potatoes done, nicely crisp on outer and soft inside. Serve them hot. If needed sprinkle some sea salt and pepper and straight on the table.
Happy Cooking!!!
