Avocado And Prawns In Wasabi Recipes

LEMONY PRAWNS & AVOCADO

Make these starters up to two hours ahead and serve in glasses to show off the layers of colour

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Starter

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Lemony prawns & avocado image

Steps:

Mix the avocado in a bowl with the lemon or lime juice. Add the tomatoes to the bowl with 2 tbsp chives and the Tabasco, then season to taste.
Divide the prawns between 12 glasses or glass dishes. Spoon over the avocado mixture. Mix the fromage frais with 1 tbsp chives, then season to taste. Spoon over, then sprinkle with the remaining chives. You can now chill for up to 2 hrs before serving. Brush the baguette slices with olive oil and toast on the barbecue to serve alongside.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.58 milligram of sodium

Ingredients

4 ripe avocados , chopped into small chunks
juice 2 lemons or 4 limes
12 cherry tomatoes , chopped
4 tbsp snipped chives
good dash Tabasco sauce
600g large peeled, cooked prawns , defrosted and patted dry if frozen
300g fromage frais
2 baguettes , sliced
olive oil for brushing

AVOCADO PRAWNS

Avocado is mashed until it turns into a paste with lemon juice and pepper. Absolutely original, it is a fantastic combination.

Provided by dollychiaa

Categories Seafood Shellfish Shrimp

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 10

Avocado Prawns image

Steps:

Mash the avocados, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and parsley together in a bowl. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook the garlic in the hot oil until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the prawns and increase heat to medium. Season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir the prawns over medium heat until they begin to change color. Reduce heat to low. Stir the avocado mixture into the prawns; cook until the avocado is completely heated, about 2 minutes. Garnish with a little bit of black pepper to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.1 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 172.6 mg, Fat 40.7 g, Fiber 15.2 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1377.6 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

Ingredients

2 avocados, halved with pits removed
½ lemon, zested
½ lemon, zested and juiced
½ teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon chopped garlic
½ pound peeled and deveined prawns
1 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste

AVOCADO PRAWNS IN WASABI DRESSING

Wasabi, the paste that adds a hot peppery bite to sushi, peps up this creamy combo of avocado and prawns

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner, Starter

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Avocado prawns in wasabi dressing image

Steps:

In a large bowl, mix dressing ingredients until blended. Season with salt, then set aside.
To serve, halve and stone the avocados. Dice the flesh while it's still in the skin then scoop into a bowl. Add the prawns and toss in the dressing. Line six small serving bowls or tumblers with two or three chicory leaves. Pile in avocado and prawn mixture. Top with watercress and lime wedges. Serve with prawn crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 223 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 1.71 milligram of sodium

Ingredients

2 tsp wasabi paste
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice, plus 6 wedges, to serve
1 tsp clear honey
2large ripe, but firm avocados
250g pack chilled large peeled prawns
2heads of chicory, red if possible, separated into leaves
few sprigs of watercress
prawn crackers, to serve