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BBQ'd Paprika Prawns With Green Goddess Sauce

Here's how you make BBQ'd Paprika Prawns With Green Goddess Sauce
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  • Servings: 24
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 5m
    • The following recipe serves 24 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind
  • 2 small garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 24 (500 grams) shrimp (medium green king prawns, peeled and deveined and tails intact)
  • 125 grams cream cheese (chopped)
  • 1 avocado (small)
  • 1/3 cup basil leaves
  • 1/3 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cucumbers (Lebanese cucumbers)
  • TO SERVE
  • Micro basil (see tip)
  • Lemon zest
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place the paprika, lemon rind, garlic and oil in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper and then add prawns and toss to coat.

  • Step 2: Heat a greased barbecue plate on medium heat and cook prawns for 2 minutes each side or until cook through and transfer to a heatproof dish and set aside for 5 minutes to cool.

  • Step 3: Meanwhile, place cream cheese, avocado, basil, parsley, chives and lemon juice in a small food process and season with salt and pepper and then process until smoot, scraping down sides occasionally.

  • Step 4: Trim and discard end of cucumbers and cut into 1cm thick round and place on a serving plate and then dollop 2 teaspoon of cream cheese mixture onto each cucumber round and then top each with 1 prawns and serve sprinkled with micro basil and lemon zest.

  • Step 5: TIP - micro basil is available from some greengrocers and supermarkets. It is decorative and cam be replaced with chopped basil instead.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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