Saturday, 8 June 2013

Simple summer salad

Try saying that after a few pints!
Very quick post today but i had to share my dinner with you. So easy and yet so quick and tasty.

You will need:
  • 1/4 of a ripe melon
  • 1/2 a ripe avocado
  • Approx 2 Little Gem lettuces or 1 Butterhead (or other lettuce of your choice)
  • A ripe tomato (room temp)
  • Half a lime
  • Large splodge of mayonnaise
  • Large splodge of ketchup
  • Splash of Worcester sauce
  • Paprika to taste
  • Very large handful of prawns (or as many as you want!)
Put your torn lettuce in a bowl (i used a pasta bowl) Do not cut the lettuce with a metal knife as it discolours. Chop your melon, avocado and tomato and put on top of the lettuce. Tomatoes taste so much better at room temperature so i take them out an hour before (if i remember!)
To make your sauce, put mayonnaise and ketchup in a small bowl. I say large splodge but you want enough sauce for your needs. I used a couple of tablespoons of each. Add the worcester sauce, a little paprika and a squeeze of lemon or lime juice. I only had lime. Use a small whisk or fork to combine. Taste and change as needed.
Pop your prawns on your salad and pour the sauce over. Add a final squeeze of lime over the whole thing and that's it. Took me less than five minutes. Perfect after a day in the sun. Cool, tasty and refreshing. And so retro!








Let me know if you try this and tell me what you think x

PS i never claimed to be a food photographer so apologies for the quality of them!


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