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Prawn tacos with lime and avocado cream

Our prawn tacos with lime and avocado cream are a crowd pleaser whether you’re eating indoors or out, so easy to make, the kids will love them!

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.9
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • zest and juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
  • 200g frozen raw prawns, thawed
  • 1 avocado, mashed
  • ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 1 spring onion, finely sliced
  • 2 cups prepared coleslaw mix (omit dressing)
  • 4 small corn tortillas (we used Tio Pablo chicas)
  • 2 cups baby spinach or rocket
  • 2 teaspoons roughly chopped roasted peanuts
  • fresh or dried chillies, to garnish
  • 2 teaspoons chilli or chipotle sauce, to serve (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a bowl, combine paprika, cumin, oil and lime zest. Add prawns and toss to coat.

    2 In a separate bowl, mix avocado, lime juice, yoghurt and a grind of pepper. Combine to make a creamy texture. In another bowl, combine spring onion and slaw.

    3 Heat a frying pan over high and add prawns. Cook, turning, for 2-3 minutes, until just cooked through.

    4 Heat tortillas in a dry pan. Top tortillas with avocado cream then spinach, slaw, prawns and peanuts. Serve garnished with chilli, chilli sauce, if desired, and lime wedges.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check spices, tortillas and chilli sauce are gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Use Fry’s Battered Prawn-style pieces and vegan yoghurt. Check coleslaw mix, tortillas and chilli or chipotle sauce are vegan.

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