Aguachile Salad is traditionally a Mexican salad made with raw prawns marinated in a green chilli dressing, in this version the prawns are grilled until charred and tossed in a salad of cos lettuce, white onion and cucumber. You can swap the grilled prawns for raw sashimi grade prawns. Toss them in the dressing and marinate for 1 hour to cook in the acid of the lime.
Serve Grilled Prawn Aguachile Salad with coriander, toasted tortilla and lime.
Makes 4 serves
You can swap the grilled prawns for raw sashimi grade prawns. Toss them in the dressing and marinate for 1 hour to cook in the acid of the lime.
Cos lettuces are easy to grow from seed or seedlings in the garden or in pots. They need well-draining soil, rich in organic matter and around six hours of sun, but shade during the hottest part
of the day. The shallow roots are susceptible to water stress so water often to keep the soil moist.
Cos lettuces grow to form an upright, tall loose head. The entire lettuce head can be picked, or just external leaves. Harvesting the external leaves improves ventilation while reducing the hiding spots for snails and slugs. Use a knife to pick lettuce heads and leaves. Rinse well before eating.
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