Japanese Style Summer Salad with Plums

Salad Ingredients

• 6 large firm ripe plums, peeled, pitted, and cubed
• 7 oz butter lettuce (about 1 small head)
• 1 cup cubed English cucumber (about 1/2 medium cucumber)
• 14 oz cooked prawn meat (shrimp)
• 1 cup bean sprouts
• 2 spring onions (green onions) with tops, sliced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

Spicy Plum and Chilli dressing

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
• 2 red chillies, sliced
• 3 tablespoons lime juice (about 1 lime)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• 1 teaspoon lime zest (from 1 lime)
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• Flesh of two ripe plums, blended (about 1 cup)
• 2 tablespoons ready-made Japanese mayonnaise