Smoked Prawns with Blue-Cheese Fennel Salad
20 large prawns
1 tbsp butter
1 cup brewed Lapsang Souchong
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 clove garlic
1 bulb fennel finely sliced
1 green apple, quartered, cored and finely sliced
125 gr Roquefort blue cheese
50 ml white wine vinegar
25 ml olive oil
24 halved cherry tomatoes
salt and pepper
- Over medium heat melt butter in saucepan and sauté garlic. Add lemon zest, brewed tea, balsamic vinegar, honey and soya sauce. Allow to come to a simmer. Add prawns and continue to cook for 3 ½ minutes until prawns are firm.
- In a bowl combine crumbled Roquefort, white wine vinegar and olive oil. Add sliced fennel and apple. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Mix thoroughly.
- In individual plates divide salad mixture. Garnish with prawns, halved cherry tomatoes and fennel weed or chives as desired.