Salad of Western Australian Marron, Lime Crème Fraîche and Seaweed Jelly

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in

By Peter Gilmore

Published 2010

  • About

Marrons are a native Western Australian freshwater crayfish, larger and more highly prized than the Eastern freshwater yabbie. They have a subtle flavour and a crisp, juicy texture. Marrons are mostly farmed and are exported to many countries. In this salad I have combined poached marrons with the fresh citrus flavour of lime crème fraîche and the gentle aniseed flavour of baby fennel. This is offset by the saltiness of the seaweed jelly and samphire, and