FEATURE RECIPE
Sea urchin, bottarga and celery salad

Sea urchin, bottarga and celery salad

Serves 4

Cooking Time Prep time 20 mins



2   lemons (juice only) and finely grated rind of ½ lemon
60 ml (¼ cup)   extra-virgin olive oil
1   celery heart with leaves, thinly sliced diagonally
60 gm   wild rocket
1 cup   coarsely torn flat-leaf parsley leaves
50 gm   baby green beans, thinly sliced diagonally
1 tbsp   salted baby capers, rinsed
100 gm   sea urchin roe (see note)
50 gm (about 1 cup)   very finely shaved Sardinian bottarga (see note)
To serve:   crusty bread


1 Whisk lemon juice and oil in a small bowl to combine and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2 Combine remaining ingredients, except sea urchin and bottarga, in a bowl, drizzle dressing over, toss to combine, add sea urchin, gently toss to combine and season to taste.
3 To serve, divide salad among shallow bowls, scatter bottarga over and serve immediately with crusty bread to the side.

Note Sea urchin roe is available from specialist seafood suppliers. Bottarga – salted, dried and pressed mullet roe – is available from specialist seafood suppliers, Italian delicatessens and David Jones Foodhalls. Sardinian bottarga is of a higher quality. If unavailable, substitute with any other bottarga.

Drink Suggestion Italian vermentino.

RECIPE Lisa Featherby PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Dearnley STYLING Lisa Featherby and Elodie Rambaud DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen

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