Prawns are a light starter and one of my favourites, but too often this starter is overpowered with garlic, not something you or your guests want at a dinner party.
This starter combines chilli and lemon prawns with an avocado purée and some small slices of French bread.
Ingredients (Serves 6)
2 avocados
Olive oil
24 large raw king prawns
Handful of coriander
2 red chillis, sliced
4 tbsp lemon juice
2 small white baguettes
Recipe
About 30 minutes to an hour ahead of serving, make the avocado purée. Deseed and skin both of the avocados and put them into the blender along with 2 tbsp lemon juice, a dash of olive oil, seasoning and 1/4 cup of water.
Blend on a slow speed until it’s a smooth consistency, adding extra water if necessary.
Set aside the avocado purée until ready to plate up.
10 minutes before you want to serve your starter, pan fry the prawns, chilli and coriander with a tbsp of olive oil and rest of the lemon juice.
To plate up, I added 4 small slices of bread and 4 heaped tablespoons of avocado purée to each plate – with the prawns in the middle. Drizzle olive oil over the dish.
Looks great and tastes great – enjoy!
Domestic Food Goddess 