Avocado Prawns

Pan-fried prawns are simmered briefly in a sauce of mashed avocado, lemon juice, and parsley for a brightly delicious dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 512 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mash the avocados, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and parsley together in a bowl. Set aside.

Step 2

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.