Prawn fajitas with avocado cream

Prawn fajitas with avocado cream

Mexican flavours of lime, garlic, chilli and coriander infuse these tasty tortilla wraps served with creamy guacamole

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Method

  1. Mix half the lime juice, half the chilli, half the garlic and half the coriander with some seasoning in a shallow dish. Add the prawns and mix to coat them all. Leave to marinate while you prepare the avocado.
  2. Roughly chop the avocado and pop it in a small food processor with the remaining lime juice, chilli, garlic, the soured cream and some seasoning. Whiz until smooth, then stir in the remaining coriander. (You could also use a stick blender for this.)
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the pepper for a few mins, until starting to soften. Add the prawns and fry, in a single layer, for 1-2 mins each side - you will know they are cooked when they turn pink and feel firm to the touch. Serve in warm tortillas with salad leaves, if you like, alongside the avocado cream, soured cream and some lime wedges.

PER SERVING

320 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 5g, sugar 6g, salt 0.6 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2012.

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  • 30 April 2012

    v.finney rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So good that i've made it several times since i saw it in the magazine.

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  • 01 May 2012

    Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really delicious! I doubled the recipe for 4 of us and even my husband who isn't the biggest fan of fish enjoyed them.

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  • 01 May 2012

    bengal-mad rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was a lovely change to the usual chicken fajitas. I cheated and used a tub of guacamole to make it even easier ;-) Served it with the yellow pepper rice on the side.

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  • 03 May 2012

    gnixon rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very quick, easy and delicious!

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  • 09 May 2012

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    An unusual filling for fajitas which tasted lovely. The avocado cream doesn't take much effort - it had a very good texture.

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  • 13 May 2012

    ieva rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was brilliant. Simple and delicious. A keeper :)

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  • 11 June 2012

    Grainne97 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Quick, simple, yummy and super healthy. We make this all the time now.

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  • 19 June 2012

    agentfury rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Simple, but nice. Though it either is meant to serve 4, or the calorie count is half what it should be!

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  • 02 September 2012

    Hannah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A fantastic dish, will be making this again soon! I used yellow and green peppers as well.

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  • 15 November 2012

    Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

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    Quick easy and very tasty - will be making this again

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

  • juice 2 lime , plus wedges to serve
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • small bunch coriander , chopped
  • 225g large raw peeled prawns
  • 1 avocado , stoned and skinned
  • 1 heaped tbsp soured cream , plus extra to serve
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red pepper , deseeded and sliced
  • 4 flour tortillas and a good handful mixed salad leaves, to serve
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320 kcalories, protein 23g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 5g, sugar 6g, salt 0.6 g

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