For this minimalist salad, you only pick quality produce.
You go to the small growers for the cucumber, tomatoes and pepper, to a cheesemonger for the feta and to a fishmonger for the prawns. I chose organic prawns, but I’ll admit that when the produce comes from the other side of the world, as it does here, I’m more doubtful…. I rarely buy prawns, but this morning I picked up 500 g for two other weekend meals…. even as I made this salad I was thinking I should have bought live langoustines from the Le Croisic fish auction (our Atlantic port near Nantes)… and cheaper too. Since you haven’t bought them yet, you can still change this ingredient!
– for the tomato, an heirloom variety bought at the market, ideally from a grower: a big cœur de bœuf (oxheart) is perfect… and when I say big, it can be close to a kilo;
– for the pepper, a red one, unless of course you like that slightly green note ^^.
Dice the tomato, pepper and cucumber. Finely chop the mint.
Make a vinaigrette with olive oil and balsamic and mix everything together.
Grill the prawn skewers and dice the feta.
Arrange everything on plates and serve straight away.
Nothing more to say… simple and good!
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