Seafood Salad with Prawns and Scallops

By Parisa Z. Ambwani, Resident since 1983

Serves 4

Prawns and Scallops:

• 4 large prawns, peeled, and deveined

• 8 small scallops

Salad Dressing:

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

• 1 lime’s juice (about 1½ tablespoon)

• ¼ teaspoon of each (sea salt and freshly ground black pepper) OR to taste

• 2 teaspoons raw honey

Salad:

• 1 head romaine young lettuce, shredded

• 2 small cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced

• 1 avocado, sliced

• 1 medium heirloom tomato, peeled, thinly sliced

• 1 tablespoon red onion, chopped

• 1 teaspoon mild jalapeno, chopped

• 4 tablespoons cilantro, chopped

Garnish:

A few fresh lettuce leaves and mint leaves

Broil prawns and scallops 4-inch from heat (about 3-4 minutes) OR until prawns turn slightly pink. Remove from heat and cool.

Mix salad dressing ingredients (olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper, and honey) to marinate prawns and scallops and chill.

In a serving salad bowl, place shredded lettuce on the bottom of bowl, add other ingredients (cucumber, avocado, tomato, onion, jalapeno, and cilantro) and toss.

Decorate with lettuce leaves and mint. Enjoy.

Note: Alternative to broiling prawns and scallops: In a medium pot bring 8 cups water and 1 teaspoon salt to a boil, add prawns and scallops. Reduce heat to simmer and gently cook for about 2-3 minutes. Drain prawns and scallops and chill.

Holistic Journey:

We open ourselves to the delicious aroma of success when we begin by visualizing our dream in detail, and then we must follow a systematic plan of action.

About Parisa Z. Ambwani: Parisa, a native of Persia who moved to Blackhawk in 1983, has a BA in Fine Arts. Deeply influenced by her mother’s cooking, she has spent three decades writing cookbooks and pairing food with her poetry, philosophy, herbs and spices, and herbal teas. Parisa’s unique cookbooks are known for their merging of useful culinary information with a clear understanding of the relationship with other human beings and with the universe. She has followed this recipe to write and photograph seven books and over 1000 recipes that weave her beliefs into caring words on how to live life to the fullest. Learn more by visiting her website, enlightenedrecipes.com.