Australia prawns are at their best during summer, and if you missed out on your prawn-fix over Christmas, Australia Day is the perfect occasion to throw a prawn (or half a kilo of them) on the BBQ!
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Ingredients:
- ½ kilo Australian Green Banana Prawns, peeled and deveined leaving the head and tail intact
Prawn Marinade:
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 lime
- Good dash of Lemon Myrtle Olive Oil to taste
- Murray River salt flakes
- 1 red chilli (hot), sliced
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- Dash of sweet chilli sauce
- Fish Sauce, to taste
Method:
1. Stir all ingredients together and add the prepared green prawns. Let it rest for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat griddle and cook prawns on high heat – be careful not to overcook and to keep the prawns intact.
Citrus Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 orange, segmented to avoid pith
- ½ lime, segmented in the same manner
- ½ lemon, segmented in same manner
- ½ red chilli, thinly sliced
- Salt to taste
- Fresh mint, thinly sliced
Method:
Toss together and set aside in small bowl.
Mint Salsa Verde
Ingredients:
- 5 sprigs of fresh mint
- Lemon myrtle olive oil (one glug)
- Lemon juice to taste
- ½ clove garlic
- Salt
- Pepper
Method:
Blitz together with barmix. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Avocado Mousse
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe avocados
- Splash of lemon myrtle olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- ½ clove garlic
- Lemon & lime juice to taste
- 2 tbsp pure cream
Method:
1. Puree avocado with garlic and oil. Add seasoning and juice, taste and adjust if necessary.
2. Fold in the cream to finish.
Toastettes or Bread like German vollkorn
Method:
Cut bread into rounds with a cookie cutter. Coat each piece in olive oil and put on hot barbeque. Cut in half before serving.
To assemble:
1. Assemble dish using shot glasses. Fill ¾ of each glass with avocado mousse.
2. Top with a spoonful of mint salsa verde and curve a full, cooked prawn into each glass.
3. Top with several segments of citrus salad and garnish with a small sprig of mint. Position a toastette behind the prawn head.
