Recipe - Prawn Salad

2 pound Medium king prawns; peeled
with tails attached (it
doesn't say; but I assume
the prawns are supposed to
be already cooked)
Lemon dressing (see below)
1 Red banana capsicum (or 1/2
red capsicum) (a capsicum
is a pepper)
1 md Sized carrot
2 Stalks celery (choose tender
sticks from near the
centre)
1 Tub alfalfa (looks like
alfalfa sprouts in the
picture)
Baby lettuce leaves; washed
and crisped
2 Firm ripe avocados
1 lg Mango or
One half (papaya); peeled and cut
into thick slices
Parsley; chopped

LEMON DRESSING
1 Lemon
1 Clove garlic
One half teaspoon Mixed french or german
mustard
3 tablespoon Oil
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper

Called my fatherinlaw (in Sydney) on Christmas Day and told him what we
had had for dinner. "That's very Australian!" he exclaimed. "That was the
whole point," I replied. :) Anyhow, here's the menu with recipes and
comments (all recipes were taken from the Australian cookbook Manda gave
me): Prawn salad(*), Standing rib roast, Yorkshire pudding(*), Roast
potatoes and butternut squash, Stir fried broccoli and snow peas,
Pavlova(*). (ones marked * are in this cookbook).

Place the peeled prawns in a powl and pour over the lemon dressing. Cover
and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Cut the capsicum, carot and celery into fine shreds, then place into a bowl
of iced water. Before serving, drain the vegetables and the prawns (but
reserve dressing). Peel and slice the avocado and arrange with the fruit,
crispy vegetables and lettuce on a large platter or individual plates.
Drizzle over the lemon dressing and sprinkle with parsley. Accompany with
wholegrain bread.

Lemon Dressing: Remove a couple of paper then strips of lemon peel with a
potato peeler or sharp knife. Cut into fine strips. Crush the garlic and
put into a bowl, stir in the mustar, then add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and
the oil. Add a pinch of salt and pepper, mix well, and add the lemon peel.

This salad was a lot of work and I was the only one who seemed to
appreciate it. Kids didn't like the lemon dressing so I had to pull out the
bottled dressing from the fridge (sigh).

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