Green and gold Australia Day salad wraps

Name: Green and gold Australia Day salad wraps
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 2 baby cos lettuces; 1 firm ripe mango; 1 firm ripe avocado, stoned; 1 small cucumber, stripe-peeled; 3 spring onions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp baby mint leaves; sea salt and pepper; 1 tbsp sesame seeds or crushed peanuts

Jill Dupleix

January 27, 2016

Mod Oz: Green and gold salad wrapped in lettuce.William Meppem

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4

Sure a barbecue on Australia Day is all very well but you'll also be needing something fresh and healthy to balance out all those chops and snags. These crisp green-and-gold lettuce wraps of mango, cucumber, avocado and mint in a sesame and sweet chilli vinaigrette celebrate everything we love about Australia in summer.

Ingredients

2 baby cos lettuces
1 firm ripe mango
1 firm ripe avocado, stoned
1 small cucumber, stripe-peeled
3 spring onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp baby mint leaves
sea salt and pepper
1 tbsp sesame seeds or crushed peanuts

Dressing

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp lime or lemon juice

Method

1. Separate the lettuce leaves, wash, spin-dry and chill until needed.
2. For the dressing, whisk the ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Finely dice the mango, avocado and cucumber, and lightly toss in the dressing with the spring onions, mint leaves, sea salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl and scatter with sesame seeds or crushed peanuts (or both). Serve with a spoon and a pile of chilled cos leaves so that people help themselves.

Styling: Hannah Meppem