Prawn Tacos with Dragon Fruit Salsa
Serves: 6
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
2 serves per portion
Recipe courtesy of Country Kitchens 2023 Product of the Year Recipe Collection – Dragon Fruit
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 400g uncooked prawns, peeled
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 12 small flour OR corn tortillas
- ½ cup natural yoghurt, reduced fat
- ½ red cabbage, finely shredded
Dragon Fruit Salsa
- 1 dragon fruit, peeled and diced
- 1 capsicum, finely diced
- 1 tomato, finely diced
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- ½ bunch fresh coriander, chopped
- 2 tablespoons pickled jalapenos, chopped (optional)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 lime, juiced
Method:
COMBINE salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
COMBINE smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, ground coriander and ground cumin in a small bowl.
ADD prawns and lightly coat in spices.
HEAT oil in a frypan over medium heat. When hot, fry prawns for a couple of minutes on each side, or until just opaque.
WARM tortillas in a frypan or oven until soft.
LOAD each tortilla with a teaspoon of yoghurt, cabbage and prawns, and top with dragon fruit salsa.
What's Great About It:
This colourful taco recipe is sure to be your new favourite week night dinner! It is fresh, flavoursome and packed with nutrition, containing eight different fruit and veg in total. Both fresh and frozen prawns work well for this recipe. Alternatively, you can use fresh or frozen white fish pieces. The cayenne pepper can also be reduced to suit your family’s palette, if spice is not well tolerated
