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Prawn, fennel and lime salad

Heres another banger, so fresh, clean and summery and pretty colours too! serves 4 2 small fennel bulbs ½ red onion very thinly sliced juice and grated zest of 1 lime 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp chopped dill 2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley 1 mild chilli, seeded and finely chopped 4 tbsp olive oil 16 tiger prawns, peeled and de-veined 1 tbsp sumac 2 tbsp chopped coriander pomegranate seeds to garnish Trim the bases and tops of the fennel, then slice widthways as thinly as you can, if you have a magimix you can use the thin slicer for super speedy slicing. Mix together with the onion, lime juice and zest, garlic, dill, parsley, chilli, 2 tbsps of the olive oil and ½ tsp of crunchy sea salt and set aside. Get a griddle pan smoking hot on the gas, meanwhile mix the prawns with the remainder of the olive oil and some salt. Grill them in small batches until they are golden, usually a minute on each side and then toss into the salad along with the coriander and sumac and give it a stir,

Sweet potato wedges with lemongrass crème fraîche

Happy holidays and New Year! I have had a crazy few weeks, lots of parties to cook for in the run up to Christmas in London then last minute took a job in Switzerland and arrived 2 days before Christmas starting immediately....c'etait crazy! I am now in the beautiful mountains though so big smiles, lots of friends and skiing so I couldn't be happier, and I have a super cool chef job in a cute little cafe/restaurant called La Ruinette  in the Valley. Here is a recipe to a totally ridiculously amazing carby salad I made for a party, it's great to share and is the most amazing colours and flavours, and as per usual it is another Ottolenghi one! serves 4 3 medium sweet potatoes 1  ½  tsp ground coriander 1 fresh red chilli, finely sliced handful of coriander leaves Dipping sauce ½  lemongrass stalk, very finely chopped 200g crème fraîche zest and juice of 2 limes 50g fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated Preheat your oven to 210˚C, give your potatoes a wash if they are dirty,