Name: Balmain bug, avocado and preserved lemon salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Preserved lemon dressing; 1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 preserved lemon, flesh removed, rind finely chopped; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon honey; 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes; 12 green balmain bug tails, peeled (or large peeled green king prawns); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 avocados, halved, stones removed, peeled and thickly sliced lengthways; 2 baby butter (gem) lettuces, outer leaves discarded, leaves separated; 1 cup each of loosely packed mint and flat-leaf parsley leaves

Balmain bug, avocado and preserved lemon salad

This zesty salad is fresh, crisp and a cinch to make.

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

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Total

13M

Ingredients

Preserved lemon dressing

1/4 cup (60ml) extra virgin olive oil

1/2 preserved lemon, flesh removed, rind finely chopped

1 green onion, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon honey

1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes

12 green balmain bug tails, peeled (or large peeled green king prawns)

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 avocados, halved, stones removed, peeled and thickly sliced lengthways

2 baby butter (gem) lettuces, outer leaves discarded, leaves separated

1 cup each of loosely packed mint and flat-leaf parsley leaves

Method

1.For preserved lemon dressing, combine ingredients in a small bowl and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

2.Combine bug tails and olive oil in a bowl, and season to taste. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat, add bug meat and cook, turning occasionally, for 3 minutes or until golden and just cooked through.

3.Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl, add bug meat and pan juices, drizzle with dressing, toss gently to combine and serve.

Balmain bugs may be replaced with large peeled green king prawns.
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