Orzo/Riso: Salad with Prawns

Name: Orzo/Riso: Salad with Prawns (Insalata di Gamberi)
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: grated zest of 1 small lemon; juice of ½ a small lemon; 160 g risoni pasta; 550 g shell-on cooked Atlantic prawns, peeled (or 200 g cooked peeled prawn tails); 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley or 2 courgettes, julienned and steamed until barely cooked; 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons shredded mint; 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley or 2 courgettes, julienned and steamed until barely cooked

Insalata di Gamberi

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Geometry of Pasta

By Caz Hildebrand and Jacob Kenedy

Published 2010

About

Ingredients

160 g risoni pasta
550 g shell-on cooked Atlantic prawns, peeled (or 200 g

Main course
Starter

Method

Cook the pasta, drain and refresh under cold running water. Mix with the other ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper.