Prawn Salad

How to Make Prawn Salad

This vibrant Prawn Salad Recipe brings new life to the traditional starter, with a splash of salty pesto and ripe, juicy cherry tomatoes. So light you will be drooling for more!

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Prawn Salad Recipe – Prawn Cocktail Salad with Pesto and Cherry Tomatoes.

Vincenzo’s Top Tips To Make Prawn Salad

Prepare in advance

This Prawn Salad Recipe is best served as a starter to a big seafood meal.
Prepare it in advance, cover it with cling wrap and leave it in the fridge. One of my favourite dishes to accompany it as a main is my Seafood Pasta…..YUM!!!

Clean your prawns!

Clean the prawns first by removing the head and legs then the outer layer. 

Prawn Salad Recipe

Prawn Salad

Vincenzo's Plate

Equipment

  • Small jar with lid
  • Tablespoon
  • Teaspoon
  • Strainer
  • knife

Ingredients
  

  • ½ kg Cooked king or medium tiger prawns
  • Cherry tomatoes A handful. Diced
  • 2 slices Fresh bread
  • Extra virgin olive oil EVOO
  • ½ Lemon
  • Small bunch of Parsley
  • Sprinkle of pepper
  • 3 tsp Barilla Pesto Genovese

Instructions
 

  • CLEAN THE PRAWNS
  • Clean the prawns by removing the head and legs then the outer layer. Then remove the vein by slicing through the middle of the back and pulling it out.
  • PREPARE THE DRESSING
  • Add 3 tablespoons of EVOO to a small jar, squeeze ½ lemon (straining out the seeds), add reshly chopped parsley, a sprinkle of pepper and 3 x teaspoons of Barilla Pesto Genovese.
  • Put the lid of the jar on and shake well for 30 seconds or until all of the ingredients have combined well.
  • ASSEMBLE THE PRAWN SALAD RECIPE
  • Add the prawns to a Martini glass and the cherry tomatoes on top.
  • Sprinkle a dash of salt and add some fresh parsley.
  • Pour the dressing over the top of the prawns and tomatoes.
  • E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!

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How to serve Prawn Salad

The Prawn cocktail salad looks impressive in a martini glass and should be served with a slice (or 2) of bread to scoop up all the delicious juices later on…

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