It all started with my love of papaya. I am currently on holiday at home in Dubai, woo! And most of you might get it when I say that mother dearest will do everything to please me even though I just love being around her!!! Mother knows me well and she knows that I like papaya a lot. For that reason, every time I come home she makes sure to get me some

Even though I might have some delicious papaya, I am not always hungry… (Don’t judge me by my Instagram page :P) Unfortunately, as it is fresh produce, it cannot be kept forever. I HAD to do something about it and this is when I had the idea to make this wonderful meal! The best thing about being home, ALL the ingredients are ALWAYS at my disposal; NO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR ME!!!

Being in Dubai with the sun, heat, pools, and ocean, I figured that the perfect meal had to be refreshing, light, and tropical. Thus came along my citrus shrimp accompanied by a spinach & zaartar tropical salad.

Ingredients:

• Shrimp (peeled and cleaned)
• 2 1/2 lemon
• 2 oranges
• 2 limes
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Baby spinach
• Fresh Zaartar
• Papaya
• Pomegranate Seeds
• 1 avocado

Preparation:

• Slice 1 lemon, half an orange, and a lime.
• In a pan, add some olive oil.
• Once your olive oil is hot all your sliced lemon, lime, and orange.
• Juice 1 lemon, half an orange, and a lime. Set aside.
• Once your lemon, orange, and lime slices have started to brown, add your shrimp.
• Because the shrimp cooks fast you want to lower the heat just a tad.
• Add in your lemon, orange, and lime juice that you set aside earlier.
• While your shrimp is cooking (please keep an eye on as you don’t want to overcook), take a salad bowl and add your baby spinach and fresh zaartar.
• Peel and slice your orange and add to the salad.
• Add your pomegranate seeds to the salad as well.
• Slice your avocado into cubes and add to the salad.
• Slice some of your papaya into cubes and add to the salad.
• For the sauce of the salad just mix together the juice of one lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper.
• Hopefully you have been keeping an eye on your shrimp and it is cooked to perfection having reduced down the juices of the lemon, lime, and orange.
• You are now ready to serve!!

Bon appétit!