Recipe of the day: Summer plum and prawn salad
A refreshing salad that can capture the essence of your sun-kissed Saturday!
Summer plum and prawn salad. Picture: iStock
Treat your taste buds with the vibrant flavours of the summer plum and prawn salad this Saturday.
Topped with a zesty spicy plum and chilli dressing, this dish is a burst of flavours perfect for a sunny day.
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Summer plum and prawn salad
Ingredients
For salad
- 6 large firm ripe plums, peeled stoned, and cubed.
- 200 g butter lettuce
- 1 cup cubed English cucumber
- 400 g cooked prawn meat
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 spring onions with tops, sliced
- 1/2 red pepper diced
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander
For spicy plum and chilli dressing
- ½ cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 3 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- The flesh of two ripe plums
- 2 Tbsp ready-made Japanese mayonnaise
- 2 red chillies, sliced
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp honey
Method
For salad
- Prepare the salad dressing first (see below).
- Layer the salad ingredients on a serving platter, moistening each of the layers with
the chili dressing as you go. - Serve immediately.
For spicy plum and chilli dressing
- Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
*This recipe was sourced from Juicy Delicious with permission.
PrintSummer plum and prawn salad
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Category: salad,side
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: greek
Ingredients
For salad
-
- 6 large firm ripe plums, peeled stoned, and cubed.
- 200 g butter lettuce
- 1 cup cubed English cucumber
- 400 g cooked prawn meat
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 spring onions with tops, sliced
- 1/2 red pepper diced
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander
For Spicy plum and chilli dressing
-
- ½ cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 3 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- The flesh of two ripe plums
- 2 Tbsp ready-made Japanese mayonnaise
- 2 red chillies, sliced
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp honey
Instructions
For salad
-
- Prepare the salad dressing first (see below).
- Layer the salad ingredients on a serving platter, moistening each of the layers with
the chili dressing as you go. - Serve immediately.
For Spicy plum and chilli dressing
-
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Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor.
-
Taste and adjust seasoning.
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