Prawns with three dipping sauces
Prawns with three dipping sauces
Ingredients
Prawns
- 2kg cooked prawns, peeled leaving tails intact, deveined (or coconut-crumbed prawns - see notes)
Tomato & basil sauce
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 x 400g can diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup finely shredded fresh basil
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to season
Avocado & herb sauce
- 2 ripe avocados, halved, stones removed, peeled
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp coarsely chopped fresh chives
- 1 tsp minced chillies
- 80ml (1/3 cup) fresh lime juice
Salsa verde yoghurt sauce
- 260g (1 cup) low-fat natural yoghurt
- 2 tbsp drained capers, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- 1
To make the tomato & basil sauce, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until onion softens. Add the tomato and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly. Place the tomato mixture, basil and vinegar in the bowl of a food processor and process until almost smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until required.
10 min - 2
Meanwhile, to make the avocado & herb sauce, place the avocado, coriander, chives and chilli in the bowl of a food processor and process until almost smooth. Add the lime juice and process until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a serving bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until required.
- 3
To make the salsa verde yoghurt sauce, place the yoghurt, capers, parsley, dill, mustard, lemon rind and lemon juice in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until required.
- 4
Arrange the prawns on a large serving platter and serve immediately with the dipping sauces.