Salad of Yabbies, Fennel, Celery & Avocado with Hazelnut Vinaigrette

A yabby feast may still be a tradition for Australian farmers with a dam on their properties. An old farmer told me a story about the days when bags of yabbies were taken to a picnic site and cooked in a forty-four gallon drum over an open fire and served with a slab of canned beer for each bloke. This was followed by pavlova. Certainly not the sort of picnic one might imagine for city folk!

Yabbies have a deliciously sweet, slightly muddy flavour that blends well with the freshness