Set aside. For the salad, combine the ingredients in a bowl and set aside. For the tempura, remove the bugtail meat and slice into bite-sized pieces. Heat the oil in a deep-sided saucepan to 175ºC.

The sweet flesh of Moreton bay bugs steal the show in this vibrant curry that makes the most of summer produce. A vibrant curry always satisfies a crowd, and for something a bit special, we’ve opted ...

Scallops on coconut salad - or possibly a bed of shredded ... a fine lunch with the hero being a Moreton Bay Bug. This shellfish is often called slipper lobster but, Cockburn being a Queensland ...

Blanch spinach and set aside to drain. Cook the Moreton Bay bugs in a hot pan for about 30 seconds. Treat them like prawns - too much cooking and they'll be rubbery. Stack the bugs and rabbit on ...