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Chilli Lime Prawn Tacos

Quick-seared chilli and lime prawns in soft tortillas with crunchy slaw and avocado.

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Prep
15 min
Cook
5 min
Total
20 min
Serves
4
Est. cost
$28.30

About $7.08 per serve. Costs are estimates in AUD, not live supermarket prices.

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Prawn tacos with slaw and lime

Ingredients

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About this recipe

These tacos are light, fresh and ready in 20 minutes. Prawns cook in just a few minutes with garlic, chilli and lime, then go into warm tortillas with a tangy cabbage slaw and creamy avocado.

Method

  1. Step 1

    Toss the cabbage with the juice of 1 lime, half the coriander and a pinch of salt.

  2. Step 2

    Toss the prawns with the garlic, chilli flakes, paprika and a pinch of salt.

  3. Step 3

    Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Cook the prawns for 1–2 minutes each side until pink and just cooked.

    3 min

  4. Step 4

    Squeeze over the juice of the second lime.

  5. Step 5

    Warm the tortillas and fill with slaw, prawns, avocado and the remaining coriander.

Cooking tips

Prawns cook in 2–3 minutes. Take them off the heat as soon as they turn pink and curl.

Storage

Best eaten straight away.

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