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Organic Spring Green Leaf Lettuce with Seared Tuna and Sautéed Prawns

ad-photo-menu-pg-21-may-09Ingredients
1 organic green leaf head of lettuce
2 small organic Roma tomatoes
1 organic small red onion
1 organic avocado
6 organic small boiled potatoes
8 black olives – pitted
1 small shallot
2 table spoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tea spoons French mustard
Fresh oregano & thyme
Pure Canola or olive oil
6 oz Fresh Albacore Tuna
8 Fresh Tiger prawns

Method

Wash the organic lettuce leaves. Dry and remove the heart. Slice the Roma tomatoes. Cut the black olives in half and slice the avocado in quarter pieces, finely slice the red onion into rings.

Season the tuna with sea salt and ground black pepper. Sear the tuna in a hot fry pan for 5 minutes on each side remove and set aside. Add the tiger prawns in the pan and sautée them for another 5 minutes.

Toss the lettuce, olives, tomatoes, potatoes, avocado, red onion; add the feta and the vinaigrette. Slice the tuna into thin slices add the cooked prawns, dress your plate and serve.

Vinaigrette

In a food processor, combine the French mustard with the oregano and thyme, chop the shallot finely and add to mustard mixture infuse the oil slowly and blend all. Add the white balsamic vinegar, season with salt & pepper.

BON APPETITE!

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- who has written 52 posts on TAN – The Afro News.

Chef Mawunyo Komla (Honore) Gbedze grew to love the fresh, seasonal foods available in Atigbe Abayeme, his beloved village in the province of Agou. Growing up in an extended, three generation family with parents who were educators and garden market entrepreneurs, he learned early on the value of fresh, nutritious and visually tantalizing foods to feed a busy and growing family. His culinary adventures expanded with work at Togo’s top Hotels and Resorts where he achieved professional chef certification. Chef Honore now fuses his African, French and Canadian tastes and 18 years of experiences in his culinary creations.

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