Recipe of the day: Summer plum and prawn salad

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

1. Prepare the salad dressing first (see below).
2. Layer the salad ingredients on a serving platter, moistening each of the layers with
   the chili dressing as you go.
3. Serve immediately.

For spicy plum and chilli dressing

1. Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor.
2. Taste and adjust seasoning.

*This recipe was sourced from Juicy Delicious with permission.

Summer plum and prawn salad

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• Author: Jenny Morris
• Prep Time: 2 minutes
• Cook Time: 3 minutes
• Total Time: 5 minutes
• Category: salad,side
• Method: no cook
• Cuisine: greek

Ingredients

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For salad

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• 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

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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

2. Prepare the salad dressing first (see below).
3. Layer the salad ingredients on a serving platter, moistening each of the layers with
   the chili dressing as you go.
4. Serve immediately.

For Spicy plum and chilli dressing

1. 1. Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor.

   2. Taste and adjust seasoning.

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