Mediterranean Mango, Melon And Mint Salad With King Prawns
- 1 head romaine lettuce, carefully washed and patted dry, and torn into bite-sized pieces
- 1 red sweet bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 ripe cantaloupe, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 chopped green onions, including some of the green tops
- 12 -16 french nicoise olives
- 1/2 cup broken walnut pieces, toasted
- 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint, plus mint sprigs for garnish
- 2 oranges, in segments (preferably seedless navel oranges)
- 16 -20 cooked jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined (optional)
- 1 fresh lemon, quartered
- For the dressing
- 2 tablespoons walnut white wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- In a large salad bowl, whisk together the vinegar, salt and pepper. Gradually add the olive oil. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Just before serving, add the lettuce, sweet peppers, mangoes, cantaloupe, onions, olives, walnuts, and chopped fresh mint; toss until well mixed.
- Arrange on individual serving plates, and top each salad with 3 or 4 fresh orange segments and 4 or 5 king prawns, plus a lemon wedge and sprigs of fresh mint. Serve at once.
romaine lettuce, red sweet bell pepper, mangoes, cantaloupe, green onions, nicoise olives, broken walnut pieces, mint, oranges, shrimp, fresh lemon, dressing, walnut white wine vinegar, salt, fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-mango-melon-and-mint-salad-with-king-prawns-384633 (may not work)