Prawn, avocado & grapefruit with quinoa

Prawn, avocado & grapefruit with quinoa

Bursting with flavour, this flexible, vibrant dish will fit easily into a busy weeknight, and works beautifully as a sharing salad for weekend entertaining.

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Gluten freeHealthy2 of your 5 a day5 plant varieties
  • Serves4
  • CourseLunch
  • Prepare10 mins
  • Cook5 mins
  • Total time15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 grapefruits, quartered
  • 1 lime, juice
  • 1 tsp clear honey
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 x 25g sachets Capsicana Mexican Guacamole Mix
  • 2 x 165g packs extra large raw king prawns
  • tbsp olive oil
  • 2 x 250g pouches Merchant Gourmet Red & White Quinoa
  • 2 Perfectly Ripe Avocados, sliced
  • 25g pack coriander, chopped reserving some leaves for garnish

Method

  1. Juice 1 grapefruit quarter into a medium bowl. Add the lime juice, honey and a pinch of salt, then stir to combine. Tip in the onion and toss well. Set aside.

  2. Using a sharp knife, remove the peel and pith from the remaining grapefruit quarters and cut into segments. Reserve any juices and add to the bowl.

  3. Put the guacamole mix into a bowl, then stir in the prawns until well coated. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a nonstick frying pan, then add the prawns and their marinade. Cook for 3-4 minutes over a mediumhigh heat, stirring and turning, until the prawns are pink, opaque and cooked through.

  4. Meanwhile, heat the quinoa according to pack instructions. Tip into a large bowl and stir through the remaining oil. Mix in the onion slices (with the citrus juice), and chopped coriander. Serve topped with the prawns, avocados and grapefruit segments, scattered with the remaining coriander leaves.

Nutritional

Typical values per (excluding guacamole mix) when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,127kJ/ 508kcals

Fat

21.1g

Saturated Fat

3.8g

Carbohydrates

50.9g

Sugars

13.7g

Fibre

10.3g

Protein

23.5g

Salt

1.6g

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