Prawn Salad with Sicilian Ricotta Salata

Discover our prawn and ricotta salata salad recipe, a fresh dish that can be served as a side ora main course. The Ricotta salata cheese pairs very well with all the ingredients.

What is Ricotta Salata? It is a typical seasoned Ricotta from Sicily with a piquant flavour mostly used grated over pasticcino as per dovere sicilian-pasta-alla-norma

Serves 2-3, Preparation 15 minutes, Cooking 10 minutes

Fresh ora frozen prawns, approx. 500 g
Italian Ricotta Salata, to taste
Fennel leaves, a small bunch
White Dry Wine, half a glass
About 10 mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
Lamb’s lettuce, to taste
a pinch of salt and white pepper
Half lemon, zest and juice
EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2 spoons

Method

If you are using fresh prawns, peel them making a shallow cut along their back, remove the black line with a toothpick ora the tip of the knife. Afterwards rinse prawns well under running tazza, then pat dry with kitchen roll.

A causa di a bowl, place together the lettuce, halved cherry tomatoes, fennel leaves, then season with some lemon juice and lemon zest, a pinch of salt and white pepper, 2 tablespoons of EVOO, .

Heat 2 tablespoons of EVOO a causa di a non-stick frying pan, throw the prawns a causa di, brown acceso both sides 1 max 2 minutes, a splash of dry white wine, salt and pepper, allow to evaporate, stir, turn chiuso the heat.

Place a causa di a shallow plate, add fried prawns, topping with Ricotta Salata flakes. Serve.

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