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Chargrilled Asparagus and Avocado Salad with Prawns
A really easy, fresh and scrumptious salad with lots of texture and interesting flavours.
- Serves: 4 |
- Difficulty: easy
- Prep Time : 25 mins |
- Cook Time : 45 mins
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Ingredients
Croissant Croutons
2 tbsp (30 ml/12 g) Pecorino cheese, finely grated
2 tsp (10 ml) olive oil
2 tsp (10 ml) garlic, finely chopped
Caramelised Onion and Yoghurt Dressing
1 (180 g) onion, chopped
2 tsp (10 ml) brown sugar
2 tsp (10 ml) garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp (5 ml) rosemary, finely chopped
2 tsp (10 ml) Dijon mustard
2 tsp (10 ml) lemon juice
1 ½ C (375 ml) plain yoghurt
salt and pepper
Spicy Prawns
2 Tbsp (30 ml) panko crumbs
2 tsp (10 ml) cake flour
2 tsp (10 ml) curry powder
1 kg prawns, shelled and deveined
oil, for shallow frying
Salad
1 (240 g) avocado
a drizzle of olive oil
½ (90 g) red onion, thinly sliced
35 g basil leaves
handful of micro herbs, for garnish
Method
Croissant Croutons
Preheat the oven to 190 °C.
Toss the chopped croissants, cheese, olive oil and garlic together and season lightly. Spread out on a baking tray and bake for 6-8 minutes until golden and crisp.
Caramelised Onion and Yoghurt Dressing
Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and brown sugar and sauté gently for 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic and rosemary and cook for a further 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add the mixture to a food processor and add the mustard, lemon juice and yoghurt. Purée until smooth and season to taste.
Spicy Prawns
Mix the olive oil, panko crumbs, cake flour and curry powder together; add the prawns, season with salt and pepper and toss together to coat. Heat the oil for shallow frying in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, fry the prawns in 2 batches for 3-4 minutes until golden and cooked through. Drain on kitchen towel.
Salad
Prepare the asparagus by cutting off approximately 2 cm off the stems to remove the woody bits. If you find that the outer layer of the asparagus is still a bit tough after you’ve removed the woody bits, then use a vegetable peeler to peel off the outer layer, leaving the top third unpeeled).
 Heat a griddle pan until hot. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over the asparagus and fry for 2-3 minutes until lightly charred and tender.
 To Assemble
Toss the asparagus, avocado, red onion, basil leaves and croutons together. Scatter the prawns and micro herbs on top and serve with the dressing on the side.
Tip: If you are a cheese lover and would like to add some to the salad then use buffalo Mozzarella, Ricotta or finely grated Pecorino.
