Prawns with Asian Seafood Dressing and Fresh Herbs
Serves 6 as a starter
Clara's chorus - Coriander/mint/basil/rocket – one the lot at last minute as well as during. Herbs can go in the dressing, or be part of a bed to serve. Leafy greens are the little black dress of cuisine.
Stir fry or BBQ about 24 medium sized prawns (with a little olive oil and sesame oil) until they change colour – about 2 minutes. Serve with dressing – you can pour this on after they are cooked before serving.
1teasp soy sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
½ teasp brown sugar
1 tblsp toasted sesame seeds (opt)
BBQ'd Prawns and Calamari with Chilli Lemon dressing
Serves 6 as a starter
6 medium calamari tubes, cleaned, cut in half lengthwise, open out flat with the inner side facing upward. Score the flesh in a crisscross pattern.
12 medium green prawns, peeled and deveined (tails intact)Rocket - to serve as a bed
Lemon Chilli Dressing
Combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 teasp zest with 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 large red chillies, seeded and finely chopped, 1 teasp sugar, sea salt. Marinate prawns and calamari in 1/3 dressing in refrigerator (1-2 hrs).
Clara's Chorus - Coriander/mint/basil/rocket – one or the lot at the last minute, as well as during.
Char grill over high heat in batches until cooked. Toss rocket with a little dressing, place on plates - top with seafood and extra dressing.
Serves 6 as a starter
Clara's chorus - Coriander/mint/basil/rocket – one the lot at last minute as well as during. Herbs can go in the dressing, or be part of a bed to serve. Leafy greens are the little black dress of cuisine.
Stir fry or BBQ about 24 medium sized prawns (with a little olive oil and sesame oil) until they change colour – about 2 minutes. Serve with dressing – you can pour this on after they are cooked before serving.
Dressing
1teasp sesame oil 1teasp soy sauce
2 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp lime juice
½ teasp brown sugar
1 tblsp toasted sesame seeds (opt)
BBQ'd Prawns and Calamari with Chilli Lemon dressing
Serves 6 as a starter
6 medium calamari tubes, cleaned, cut in half lengthwise, open out flat with the inner side facing upward. Score the flesh in a crisscross pattern.
12 medium green prawns, peeled and deveined (tails intact)Rocket - to serve as a bed
Lemon Chilli Dressing
Combine 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 teasp zest with 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 clove crushed garlic, 2 large red chillies, seeded and finely chopped, 1 teasp sugar, sea salt. Marinate prawns and calamari in 1/3 dressing in refrigerator (1-2 hrs).
Clara's Chorus - Coriander/mint/basil/rocket – one or the lot at the last minute, as well as during.
Char grill over high heat in batches until cooked. Toss rocket with a little dressing, place on plates - top with seafood and extra dressing.
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