Prawn And Mandarin Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons orange juice (fresh)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice (fresh)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper (fresh)
• 250 g prawns (raw, peeled, deveined, tails left on, i prefer off)
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
• 40 g salad leaves (mixed)
• 2 mandarin oranges (peeled and segmented or 220 grams container mandarin segments in natural juice, drained)
• 1 red capsicum (or green or yellow cut into short strips, bell pepper)
• 1/4 red onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 4 slices bread, to serve (low gi recommended)

Recipe

• 1 in a small screw-top jar shake the orange juice, lime juice, tabasco sauce and pepper to combine.
• 2 place 2 tablespoons of the citrus mixture into a medium bowl and add the prawns and toss to coat.
• 3 cover and put into the fridge for 1 hour to marinate.
• 4 meanwhile if using wooden skewers, soak them in cold water for 30 minutes and then drain.
• 5 to make the dressing, in a small jug whisk the remaining citrus mixture, red wine vinegar, olive oil and sesame oil to combine. set aside.
• 6 preheat a barbecue grill or plate on medium.
• 7 thread the prawns onto wooden or metal skewers, leaving 0.5cm between each prawn. cook for 2 to 3 minutes each side or until cooked through.
• 8 in a large bowl toss the salad leaves, mandarin, capsicum (bell pepper), and red onion.
• 9 add the dressing and toss to coat.
• 10 divide the salad among serving plates and top with the prawn skewers.
• 11 sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with the bread.