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Prawn smash tacos

Name: Prawn smash tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 small red onion ½ thinly sliced, ½ roughly chopped; 2 limes 1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges; ½ small white cabbage finely shredded; 1 red chilli finely chopped (deseeded, if you prefer less heat); 10g coriander torn, plus a few whole leaves to garnish; 165g raw king prawns peeled and deveined; 1 tbsp chipotle paste; 1 egg yolk (freeze the white to use in another recipe); 2 tsp light olive oil; 6 x small (15cm) corn or flour tortillas; sliced avocados and hot sauce to serve

Esther Clark

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 15 mins

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Blitz prawns, then spread over tortillas before frying for a clever way to enjoy seafood tacos midweek – think prawn toast with Mexican flavours

Dairy-free

High-protein

Low calorie

Low sugar

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 small red onion

½ thinly sliced, ½ roughly chopped
2 limes

1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
½ small white cabbage

finely shredded
1 red chilli

finely chopped (deseeded, if you prefer less heat)
10g coriander

torn, plus a few whole leaves to garnish
165g raw king prawns

peeled and deveined
1 tbsp chipotle paste
1 egg yolk

(freeze the white to use in another recipe)
2 tsp light olive oil
6 x small (15cm) corn or flour tortillas
sliced avocados and hot sauce

to serve

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal473

low
fat13g
saturates4g
carbs59g
sugars13g

low
fibre7g

high
protein26g
salt1.43g

Method

step 1

Mix together the sliced onion, lime juice and cabbage in a large bowl with a big pinch of salt. Set aside.
step 2

Tip half the chilli, the chopped onion and coriander into a small blender, then blitz until everything is finely chopped. Add the prawns, chipotle paste, egg yolk and some seasoning. Blitz again until the mixture becomes a thick paste.
step 3

Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat. Working with one tortilla at a time, thinly spread over the prawn paste (if it's too thickly spread, the prawn mixture won’t stick). Cook prawn-side down for 2 mins, then flip over and cook for 2 mins more. Keep warm in a low oven while you cook the rest.
step 4

Divide the tacos between two plates and top with the cabbage slaw, remaining chopped chilli and a sprinkling of coriander leaves. Serve with sliced avocado and hot sauce on the side.

Recipe tip

Any excess slaw works well in sandwiches or mixed into salads.

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