Prawn Lettuce Cups with Mimosa Vinaigrette
 
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Serves: 12 lettuce cups
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 tablespoon cold-pressed olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 lb raw prawns, peeled and deveined
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice (use jasmine or basmati varieties for extra flavour)
  • ¼ red onion, sliced very thinly
  • 1 large mandarin orange, peeled and chopped
  • 12 leaves of green butter lettuce
  • Mimosa Vinaigrette
  • ¼ cup orange juice (from 1 large mandarin orange)
  • 1 T champagne vinegar
  • 1 T cold-pressed olive oil
  • 1 t dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest (from the same mandarin orange as above- grate the zest off then juice it)
DIRECTIONS:
  1. Place the olive oil in a large skillet on the stove over medium high heat. Once the oil is warmed up add in the garlic and sautée for 2-3 minutes, until golden brown. Add in the shrimp and stir occasionally for another 5-7 minutes until the shrimp is cooked through and turned pink.
  2. Meanwhile, whisk together the vinaigrette ingredients and set aside.
  3. Turn off the heat, stir in the rice, onion, orange and vinaigrette and leave on the element for a minute or two until the rice warms up.
  4. Lay out the lettuce leaves and place a spoonful of the prawn mixture in each.
Recipe by Love from the Land at https://www.lovefromtheland.com/prawn-lettuce-cups-mimosa-vinaigrette/