seafood

prawn and watermelon salad

servings
2

method

Prawns quickly marinated in lime juice and stir-fried, tossed in a salad with mint, chilli, baby leaf spinach, chunks of watermelon and toasted crushed sesame seeds, peanuts and cashew nuts. Delicious!

Put the zest and juice of one of the limes in a bowl and toss the prawns in it. Leave to marinate while you prepare the other ingredients.

Heat a wok or frying pan, then add the cashews and heat until lightly toasted.

Add the sesame seeds for 30 seconds until they start to brown and pop, then remove all the nuts from the pan. Crush lightly with the bottom of a saucepan and place in a big mixing bowl.

Add the mint, chopped chilli, baby spinach, watermelon and spring onion to the mixing bowl and toss with the toasted nuts.

Add the prawns to the hot pan with a splash of sesame oil, season with salt and pepper and stir-fry lightly for a few minutes until cooked through.

Toss the cooked prawns with the other ingredients in the mixing bowl and season with lime juice, sesame oil, salt and pepper.

Tip: If you can’t find cashews, unsalted peanuts will do instead.

ingredients

• zest and juice of 2 limes
• 12 raw prawns, peeled
• 100g unsalted cashews
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• a small bunch of mint
• a red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 2 handfuls of baby spinach
• 400g piece of watermelon, seeds removed, cut into chunks
• 4 spring onions, finely sliced
• sesame oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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1. by aislin on Tue 12 Apr 2011 @ 10:53

hi made this salad last night.. My husband nearly cried when I told him we had eaten it all and there was none left.. Realy realy beautiful salad.. thanks jamie

2. by aislin on Tue 12 Apr 2011 @ 10:51

I made this salad last night for dinner. My husband nearly cried when i told him we had eaten it all... It was just amazing.. I forgot the chillies but used chili oil to fry the nuts in and it was just gorgeous.. Thanks Jamie. amazing salad...

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