Monday, June 13, 2011

Pan Seared Prawn Salad with Avocado


As the worst of the E.coli out break is over, and the cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce were given an official all-clear by German authorities. Finally I can buy again what my appetite tells me and enjoy without worrying about the salads.
A delicious combination of pan seared herbs-marinated prawns, fruit and vegetable. It's perfect as an appetizer or a light dinner on its own. If possible try to cook the prawns with the shell intact, as this will keep their flavour and helps in reserving the moisture.

Herb Marinade
  • 12 Giant prawns, deveined
  • 80 g Bio arugula
  • 1 Avocado, peeled and sliced
  • 1 Bio carrot, peeled and thinly shredded
  • 8 Bio baby roma tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1 Red onion, peeled and sliced into rings or
  • Crispy onion rings
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • Lime wedges to serve
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 tbsp Dry white wine
  • 1 tsp Dried herbes der Provence
  • 1/2 tsp Dried tarragon
  • 1 clove Garlic, pressed
  • Salt and freshly mulled black pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  1. Combine mustard, white wine, and herbs in a pan. Cook the mixture over lower-medium heat until the wine has almost been absorbed, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and stir in pressed garlic, season with salt and pepper. Finally stir in olive oil and mix until well blended. Add the prawns to the marinade and mix well. Cover with a cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  2. In a pan, heat the oil over high heat until hot. Add in prawns and cook until they have turned pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes.
  3. Mound the salad on two plates. Add avocado slices, carrot shreds, tomato wedges, onion rings and the prawns. Drizzle the salad with a bit of balsamic cream and serve with lime wedges if desired.

185 comments:

  1. An absolutely gorgeous salad and the prawns look so good. Nice golden brown!

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  2. Yes, please!!!!

    (That's me asking for some.) Definitely putting this on the list. What a fantastic summer dinner or lunch it would be!

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  3. Salad looks so colorful and yummmy Angie... Prawns looks so great...

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  4. amazing salad,love it!

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  5. Fantastic pictures as usual and man that salad looks well tasty!

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  6. Salad with prawns sounds a interesting idea..looks very tempting

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  7. This salad just whet my appetite even though I already had my lunch...lol! Looks so appealing!

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  8. Anonymous13/6/11 07:40

    What a beautiful combination - prawns and avos. Fabulous salad

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  9. Prawns looks so inviting... lovely salad :D

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  10. Wow!! salad looks so yummy dear!! wish I could get it rite now:)

    Sunanda's Kitchen

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  11. Angie, you always come up with such an amazing salad. And this sounds as awesome. The colour combinations simply gorgeous. Hope you're having a great week ahead.
    Kristy
    p/s hopefully we still have time to chat!

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  12. This is a fabulous dish. The prawns are cooked to perfection!

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  13. A delightful slad! What colors and flavors.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  14. Angie, Yum..you always made my favorite "prawns" & "salad" :)

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  15. What a fantastic salad! I like that you've left the shells on. I like the toasty taste the shell gives when they've been fried.

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  16. I love the prawns with shells on, they keep their taste... boiled or fried. Lovely dish and Beautiful pics! Have a lovely week Angie! Mei

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  17. This looks gorgeous and totally appetising, Angie! Prawn with avocado...I wouldn't be able to resist this!

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  18. What a gorgeous salad, I love every component, from the dressing to the crispy onion rings.

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  19. What a nightmare that e. coli outbreak was. Yikes! Glad you can go back to eating the foods you love!

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  20. Fantastic summer salad ..... shrimps and avocado perfect combo!

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  21. This salad looks phenomenal and those prawns are just gorgeous =)

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  22. The germ scare must have been worrying, so glad it's over now. This salad is the perfect way to eat those luscious prawns and lovely marinade.

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  23. Another gorgeous salad, Angie! I so wish I had all the makings for that so I could bring that for my lunch today... it sure would make facing work a little easier :)

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  24. Gorgeous salad! Glad they figured it out, very scary.

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  25. What a refreshing and beautiful salad! Prawns are so nicely done, I can almost taste it here.

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  26. Prawn & Avocado combine on a salad! YUM! ;)

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  27. Those prawns looks perfectly succulent!

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  28. We have been reading about the E.coli outbreak in the newspapers here. Very frightening. I'm so glad you can buy fresh lettuce and tomatoes again without concern.

    What a wonderful salad to help celebrate the 'all-clear'!

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  29. Delicious ~ I adore avocados in salads!
    US Masala

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  30. Glad that you can enjoy this gorgeous salad again. Looks so flavourful and colourful! ;)

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  31. nice clicks..refreshingly yummy salad

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  32. Beautiful salad Angie as usual. The colour, presentation and flavours are wonderful.

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  33. Now that's my kind of salad, Angie. And onion rings besides!

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  34. Everytime there's a bacteria outbreak somewhere...it only increases my beliefs that we can never be careful enough. I've made it a habit to wash all vegetables in a basin of salt, white vinegar and water. It may not be 100% guaranteed, however, it does make me feel just a little safer to keep enjoying my favourites.

    Angie, It's nice to be back for my visits...once more you've prepared a very appetizing dish ;o)

    Ciao for now,
    Claudia

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  35. Seriously i want to finish that plate, soo tempting!

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  36. So happy for you that the e-coli nightmare is coming to an end and that you can finally enjoy your beloved raw veggies once again. I'm printing your recipe as I type as this is what I would like for my dinner tonight, thanks Angie:-)

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  37. What a beautiful salad, good for you that everything has been cleared. You get to eat this healthy, meal, and enjoy raw veggies again

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  38. This is such a lovely salad! Full of delicious flavors and contrasting textures...sure to be a favorite!

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  39. What a fabulous salad. Thanks for the tip on cooking the shrimp in their shells. I rarely do that and never thought about the flavor I was losing. Do you de-shell it for serving though so the vein is out? Just curious. Thanks.

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  40. Anonymous13/6/11 23:31

    Such a colorful and delicious looking salad. Great marinade. I love the addition of crispy onion rings. Can't ever go wrong with some fried goodness. :)

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  41. Simply elegant to serve and delish~

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  42. What a great way to celebrate! Lovely salad!

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  43. Glad the outbreak scare is over. Your salad looks divine! What a summer treat!

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  44. beautiful looking salad Angie

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  45. Wow! A beautiful plate of prawn salad! Two plates for me please!

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  46. Angie! These are beautiful and I imagine so delicious! Your photography is just amazing! : )

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  47. What a gorgeous and delicious salad! I want some of this now.
    I'm so glad the e-coli scare is over.

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  48. So glad you are able to get greens again, this salad looks so good. I love all the yummy things you put on top. Always great looking food over here. Hope you have a great week.
    -Gina-

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  49. You must be relieved that the e. coli outbreak is over. Your salad with the succulent prawns look so inviting!

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  50. Thank goodness , you can eat a fresh salad :) This looks like a nice refreshing way to celebrate :)

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  51. This is indeed yummilicious and as always can't help drooling over the pics!

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  52. I'm so glad you're allowed to eat again! This prawn salad looks absolutely delicious!

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  53. Pictures are great! I am sure it tasted even better. Never thought about searing them in their shell but you are right, it must have kept it more flavorful. I need to start eating more salads!

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  54. Angie, Beautiful salad! And thanks for the very nice comment you left on my blog! Love your photos!

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  55. hi angie..love coming to yr site..thanks for coming by mine..be seeing you again :)

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  56. Glad to hear that the veggies you enjoy so much have been cleared - how scary! I can tell by this beautiful salad how thrilled you were. Love all the colors and the addition of crispy onion rings :)

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  57. Gorgeous salad...so bright and inviting. So glad the scare is past!

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  58. Angie, your shrimp salad looks delicious...and I love the idea of avocado. Beautiful pictures. Have a great week :-)

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  59. Exquisita ensalada,me gusta mucho la combinación de colores.
    awesomw so beautifully presented hug,hug.

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  60. pleased the e coli thing is getting better poor Germany and wow what an awesome salad thanks for your kind words on the ebook :-) Rebecca

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  61. Looks wonderful. I would like to invite you to our "Quick and easy recipe mela" and enter your recipe. We would be glad to see your participation. Thanks.

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  62. This sounds so tasty, love the flavours!

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  63. So terrible to have to avoid salads! But this looks like awonderful way to enjoy fresh veggies again. I love those prawns.

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  64. Glad that it's over! The salad looks great esp with the charred prawns!

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  65. Love the burst of colors in your salad! **Drool**

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  66. with summer here i'm running away from meat and all i want is salad, sea food and fruits....now here what i could ask for? SO good!

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  67. I think a light meal on its own works for me!

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  68. wow! what a perfect summer salad!

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  69. Love this fresh & healthy prawn salad - perfect for entertaining!

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  70. I'm so glad you're able to eat your fresh veggies again! This salad looks fabulous...from the crispy onions to that gorgeous shrimp. I'd love this for my dinner...mmmmm.

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  71. What a delightful looking salad! I'm glad to hear you're free to enjoy the fruits/veggies of summer once again.

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  72. One of my all-time favorite salads...prawns and avocado! Seems I spotted on one of the photo crispy onion rings? or I am dillusional...LOL
    At any rate I would love a plate of this gorgeous and delicious salad, Angie:DDD
    So glad the scary E-coli is over. Nothing to fool around with...and to think it is not only found in raw meats, and eggs:-((

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  73. Angie, You always have some of the best recipes out there, time after time after time! There are lot's of phonies claiming to be the best but you are the best!

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  74. Look delicious Angie, love the colours, gloria

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  75. So glad the e coli fears are over! This salad looks fresh and delicious. Great-looking prawns too!

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  76. Wow! That is incredibly beautiful. I love prawns.

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  77. yay! finally you can eat all the veggies that you wanted on full scale!! the marinate sounds really good to me, look so appealing!

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  78. This is one of the most eye-appealing salads with beautiful, colorful ingredients and fresh flavors going on to make my taste buds and tummy sing: Happy, happy! What a great salad creation! I hope that you will consider to share this over on my weekend foodie linky -- I'd love to feature it for others to see!

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  79. Anonymous20/6/11 01:29

    Beautiful!!!

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  80. I want my next salad to be this one; I have yet to see prawns like that since my trip to Australia.

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  81. What a beautiful salad. It's a perfect dinner for the heat we are experiencing right now!

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  82. Beautiful! I love salads like this, perfect for summer dinners :)

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  83. Hi Angie,

    thank you for sharing this beautiful and incredibly flavor-filled salad on last week's Fresh Food Friday/Seasonal Saturday. I was delighted to feature it today in this week's edition of Fresh Food Friday and hope that you can stop by and share another great recipe of yours!

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  84. I like your technique for marinating and cooking the prawns; this salad would be my favorite.

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  85. Prawns...mmm...love it! This plate will be in my tummy within minutes :D

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  86. Love the colours and the flavours sound amazing too. Bookmarked this one for later use :)

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  87. Anonymous27/9/11 21:21

    I did it tonight... was fantastic !!! The combination of ingredients was simply awesome... and I promise not to say I substituted this for that and used this instead of the other.... I just stuck with what I was told and it was bloody lovely ! (use other stuff and it's a different recipe - post that recipe yourselves!)
    Thank you for this !
    Andy
    ps.. i used calves livers instead of prawns... sorry.. joking !)

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  90. Prawns and avocado, I have both of these in my refrigerator. I know what I will be making for lunch tomorrow. This looks wonderful!

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  91. Dear Angie, This dish looks absolutely delicious and healthy!! A very nice picture too.
    Blessings dear. Catherine xo

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  92. Just the thing to eat in all the hot weather we've been having!

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  93. This salad looks absolutely amazing!

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  94. Wow this is my kind of meal, I have pinned it for later!

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  95. Beautiful post, mind blowing photographs, inspiring write ups...Angie, why still sticking with sub domain. V r Waiting for the day, you move up to your own domain :)

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  96. Lovely recipe, Angie! The prawns look delicious…great salad.

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  97. I would love to have a salad like this, it looks delicious.

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