prawn + pasta salad for Christmas (gluten free)
 
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This is light and delicious and was great for sunday night dinner....no need to keep it for a special occasion.
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Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 6
What you'll need
  • 750g cooked prawns, peeled
  • 250g - 350g pasta, I used gluten free
  • 1 avocado
  • punnet cherry tomatoes
  • handful basil leaves
  • 1 red onion. sliced thinly
  • a few large handfuls rocket leaves
  • 1 Tbsp seeded mustard
  • a few Tbsp's vinegar (I used white wine)
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • salt, pepper
  • 1 Tbsp honey or maple syrup or caster sugar
  • capers (optional - not everyone shares my love of the caper) but a tsp is great sprinkled over the salad
Instructions
  1. Cook your pasta according to the directions.
  2. While your pasta is cooking peel the prawns and set aside
  3. Now prepare the salad by slicing tomatoes in half, avocado thinly sliced
  4. In a large bowl assemble basil, rocket, tomato and onion
  5. Rinse pasta under cold water until the pasta is cold.
  6. Tip pasta into bowl, add in prawns and top with avocado. Don't add the prawns or avocado too early, just before you dress the salad is best for freshness.
  7. Make up the dressing by mixing together the vinegar, olive oil, mustard, honey and then season. I do mine in a plastic cup with a lid, a jar is great too and shake it well.
  8. Pour the dressing all over the salad and serve straight away.
  9. I would recommend that if you want to take this to a party or BBQ that you assemble minus the dressing, avocado and prawns. Take them in separate containers and assemble just before eating.
  10. For a crowd add more pasta and greens and an extra avocado and stretch out those prawns.
Recipe by Retro Mummy at https://retromummy.com/2013/11/24/prawn-pasta-salad-for-christmas-gluten-free-option/