Spiced prawn tacos with strawberry and avocado salsa recipe
Sophie says: “I love spices and these tacos are a great flavour combination. They are also a fun way to get children involved in food as they can build their own tacos, and make a really great addition to a BBQ too. The salsa is also a great healthy alternative to sugar-filled, shop-bought BBQ sauces and the chilli even gives your metabolism a boost.” She recommends choosing Sweet Eve strawberries for this recipe.
Serve with a handful of salad leaves for each person.
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Ingredients
For the salsa- 250 g hulled strawberries
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 squeeze lime juice
- 1 red onion
- 3 jalapeños
- 1 small handful of fresh coriander
- 1 pinch each sea salt and pepper
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp dried coriander
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 pinch turmeric
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 50 ml olive oil
- 800 g raw king prawns
- 12 soft corn tacos
- 4 limes, quartered
Details
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Recipe Type: Main
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 20 mins
- Cooking Time: 15 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Firstly make the salsa, then it can sit marinating while you prepare the other ingredients. To do this, dice the strawberries and avocados into roughly similar sized pieces (just under 1cm square) then mix with a squeeze of lime juice.
- Next, finely dice the red onion and the jalapenos and mix with the Sweet Eve strawberries, avocados and a handful of fresh coriander. Season and set aside.
- For the prawns, first make the spice mix by stirring the spices with the chopped garlic and adding to the olive oil. Next, de-head the prawns and take out the black line on their back, then cover the prawns with the spiced olive oil.
- To heat the tacos, either dry-fry them or wrap them in foil and place in the oven at 200°C/180°C fan/Gas mark 6 for 10 minutes.
- To cook the prawns, thread onto skewers and BBQ for about 2 minutes on each side (depending on thickness). The meat should turn white and the outside should turn pink.
- To serve, place a couple of tacos on each plate, pull the prawns off the skewers and pile on top with the salsa, then serve with salad and the limes on the side. More chilli sauce can be added if you like it hot. Roll up the tacos and enjoy!
This recipe was devised for www.sweetevestrawberry.co.uk
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