Protein Salad Your Way

Ingredients
- large plate of salad leaves
- 6 cherry tomatoes – halved – reserve any juices for salad dressing
- 1/4 cucumber – thinly sliced
- 1 red onion – thinly sliced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- zest & juice of 1 lime
- cooked prawns or chicken
Optional spice bomb
Simply dry fry (no oil) the following ingredients for 1 minute to release aroma and then crush in pestle & mortar or in mini spice food processor
- 2 heaped tsp of cumin, coriander & mustard seeds
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
Method
- Place salad leaves on a plate and top with the rest of the ingredients.
- Scatter crushed spices on top.
- Add some protein: e.g., cooked prawns, chicken, white crab meat, octopus.
- Just before serving your protein salad drizzle with lime zest & juice, plus any tomato juice, dried oregano and season with salt and pepper.