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Avocado with Sautéed Prawns

Just a classic prawn cocktail with avocado? Oh, no! The prawns in this recipe are sautéed briefly to enhance the flavour, then mixed with a curry mayonnaise.

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Last modified on: March 6^th 2016

Keywords for this recipe:Avocado Shrimps Mayonnaise Starter Curry

For 4 people, you will need:

1 4 avocados
2 1 lime
3 400 g cooked prawns
4 2 tablespoons olive oil
5 150 g Mayonnaise
6 1 teaspoon curry powder
7 parsley
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,695 grams

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26 min.	4 min.	30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #1

Prepare 4 avocados, dice and put in a bowl.

Sprinkle with the juice of a lime, then salt and pepper and mix well.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #2

Peel 400 g cooked prawns and cut into small chunks.

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #3

Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the prawns and fry.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #4

Mix 150 g Mayonnaise and 1 teaspoon curry powder to make the curry mayonnaise.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #5

Mix the curry mayonnaise with the prawns, once they have had time to cool slightly.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #6

Begin the assembly: serve the salad in a ramekin or glass, beginning with a layer of avocado 2/3 the height of the dish.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Avocado with Sautéed Prawns : Photo of step #7

Add the prawns in mayonnaise on top and garnish with a parsley or coriander leaf.

Serve within half an hour (or the mayonnaise will start to darken a little, which looks less attractive).

Remarks

If you don't have a lime, you can use lemon juice instead.

Keeping

Should be eaten within half an hour.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,642 Kcal or 6,875 Kj	78 gr	13 gr	142 gr
82 %	30 %	1 %	21 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
97 Kcal or 406 Kj	5 gr	1 gr	8 gr
5 %	2 %	<1 %	1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
411 Kcal or 1,721 Kj	20 gr	3 gr	35 gr
21 %	8 %	<1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.95 €
Per person : 0.99 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked prawns: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scandinavian cocktail, Surprise eggs, Seafood rice salad, Quiche Bretonne, Potatoes with prawns, ... All
	Mayonnaise: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Vegetable tartare, Tomato ladybirds, Coleslaw, Crab Cakes, ... All
	Avocado: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, Mixed salad with curry mayo, Mixed salad, Cucumber and salmon salad, How to prepare an avocado, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm chicken salad, Rabbit civet "à la normande", Provençal braised carrots, Rolls of fish in smoked ham, Pan-fried scallops and chanterelles with Noilly Prat sauce, ... All

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