Peri Peri King Prawn Tacos with Avocado Crema & Lime Salad

Serving size

4 of 5 a day New Low sat fat

Peri Peri King Prawn Tacos with Avocado Crema & Lime Salad

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Mexican
Food group: Shellfish

Taco Tuesday done right with these show-stopping tacos. Think buttery responsibly-sourced king prawns, coated in fiery peri peri spice. A crisp salad, dressed with lashings of lime, for freshness and crunch. A cooling avocado crema, to balance the heat. All stuffed in Cantina del Sabor Cali street tacos, for those authentic Mexican flavours. Delish!

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Pull out a large frying pan, a medium frying pan, a medium bowl & a small bowl

Get started

  • Thinly slice the onion. Thinly slice the pepper. Trim and thinly slice the lettuce. Halve the lime
  • Add half the onion to the medium bowl with the juice from half the lime and a pinch of salt, then set aside
  • Drain the prawns

Fry the prawns

  • Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and remaining onion and cook for 2-3 mins. Season with salt and pepper
  • Turn the heat to high, then add the prawns and cook for 6 mins
  • In the final 1 min, stir in the garlic paste and peri peri seasoning (use less for less heat) and cook for the remaining time, until the prawns are cooked through
  • Check your prawns are cooked through; they should be opaque, firm and steaming hot
  • Drizzle with the honey and toss to coat, then remove from the heat

Make the crema & heat the tortillas

  • Meanwhile, dice the avocado into 1cm chunks, then mash with the back of a fork and place into the small bowl. Roughly chop the coriander
  • Add the yoghurt, the juice from the remaining lime, half the coriander and a pinch of salt and pepper to the avocado and mix to combine
  • Heat the large frying pan on high heat. Once hot, add 3-4 tortillas to the pan and cook for 1 min on each side, until golden. Remove and repeat with the remaining tortillas (3-4 per person)

Plate up

  • When everything is ready, toss the lettuce through the onion
  • Share the tortillas between plates and spread each with a dollop of avocado crema, then top with the salad and peri peri prawns. Garnish with the remaining coriander

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