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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Prawn & Avocado Cous Cous

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 250 g couscous
  • 4 shallots, trimmed and chopped
  • 1 bunch fresh coriander, chopped
  • 2 ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • 16 cooked prawns, peeled, deveined
  • 1 large avocado, halved, peeled, stone removed and chopped
  • 2 limes, juice and zest of, finely grated
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

  • 1 place cous cous in a heatproof bowl.
  • 2 add 2 cups (500ml)warm water and set aside for 15 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed.
  • 3 use a fork to separate the grains.
  • 4 cut prawns lengthwise.
  • 5 stir in the shallots, tomatoes, coriander, prawns and avocado.
  • 6 to make the lime dressing, combine the lime rind and juice, honey, oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • 7 pour over the cous cous mixture and toss well to serve.
  • 8 tip:.
  • 9 once avocados are cut, squeeze some lemon juice over the flesh.
  • 10 this helps prevent the flesh from darkening when exposed to the air.

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