Lunch

Char-grilled crayfish, mango and hazelnut salad

Crayfish is a true summer treat - so what better way to make it go further than in this gorgeous mango and hazelnut salad recipe? It's perfect for enjoying outdoors with a glass of crisp white wine
Char-grilled crayfish, mango and hazelnut salad
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Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat barbecue grill plate on high. Lightly oil.
2.Remove crayfish from shell. Sear crayfish, cut-side down, for 2 minutes. Turn and brush with butter. Continue cooking for a further 8 minutes, basting often, until crayfish is cooked.
3.In a small bowl, whisk oil and juice together. Season.
4.In a large bowl, combine watercress, mango, onion and hazelnuts. Toss with dressing. Serve topped with crayfish.
  • You could use prawns in place of crayfish for this recipe or subsitute any firm white fish you prefer. Serve garnished with lemon wedges.
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Sadly crayfish aren’t as abundant now in the foreshore as in the times when Jani and I were kids clambering around the rocks. Over the holidays there’s often a generous relative or diving mate who will arrive with a juicy cray wrapped in newsprint. This recipe is one both Jani and I loved during our time in the USA – Jani in Nantucket, me in Maine – where lobsters are abundant local fare. It’s a great way to stretch a cray to serve a few hungry holiday goers. For the best results, use the freshest bread rolls you can get your hands on. Photographs by Jani Shepherd and styling by Fiona Hugues; Gatherum Collectif.