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Prawn on the Lawn

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Prawn on the Lawn

Seafood

Main

15 mins

Seafood

Easy

Serves

This is the first ever dish we served in the restaurant. We had the name and the shop, so then we needed a dish that wasn’t too gimmicky. Right from the off, this reflected all the other dishes that followed – bags of flavour, simple to make, it packs a punch and is a true classic.

Pairs well with: Verdejo or Spanish fizz

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Prawn on the Lawn: Fish and seafood to share by Katie and Rick Toogood, published by Pavilion Books. Image credit to Steven Joyce.

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Ingredients

2 ready-to-eat avocados, Hass are best
6 tbsp lime juice
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
3–4 sprigs of coriander (cilantro)
4 slices of soda bread (see p. 156 of the book to make it fresh)
12 cooked king prawns (jumbo shrimp), peeled and deveined
(you can buy raw if you prefer and cook them in boiling lightly salted water for 1–2 minutes)
1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely diced
micro-coriander (cilantro), to garnish (if available)
1 lime, quartered, to serve

Method

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Method

Scoop the flesh from the avocados into a mixing bowl. Add 2 tbsp of lime juice and mash. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. This mix can be left in the fridge until needed; just leave an avocado stone in the mix and cover in cling film (plastic wrap) and it won’t turn brown.
Finely chop the coriander, reserving a few leaves for garnish. Toast the soda bread, then spoon the avocado mix equally over the slices. Place 3 cooked prawns on each slice. Sprinkle the chilli over the prawns, pour 1 tbsp of the remaining lime juice on top of each slice and sprinkle over the chopped coriander. Garnish with the reserved coriander, or use the micro-coriander leaves if you have them. Serve immediately, with a wedge of lime.

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