“Paprika prawns with lime mayonnaise are a quick and tasty way to enjoy prawns. I add ground paprika and garlic powder before flash-frying the prawns in butter. The star of the show is the lime mayonnaise where each prawn can be dipped into! This is a great appetiser or tapas idea for two, but you can make this your dinner with a salad.” – Monya

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A creamy mayonnaise is infused with the zest of fresh lime. This adds a bright and tangy citrusy note.
 

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Paprika Prawns with Lime Mayo

This is a great little tapas for 2 people to share, but you could turn this into a main meal for 2 by simply serving it with your favourite greens or salad on the side.

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Course Appetizer, Light Meals, Main Dish

Cuisine Cajun, General

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 2 as a tapas

Author Monya Kilian Palmer

Per serving

Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.7g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 45g

Equipment

• kitchen scale
• large non-stick pan / wok
• microplane / fine zester

Ingredients

For the lime mayo

• 80 g (2.8 oz) mayonnaise
• 1 lime
• small handful coriander leaves, finely chopped

For the prawns

• 330 g (11.6 oz) raw peeled King prawns
• 1 tsp ground paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• salt
• 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter
• sea salt flakes

Instructions

• Start with the mayo so its out of the way. Simply combine the mayonnaise with the finely grated zest of the lime. Do not discard the lime: instead, slice it in half because we will use it later.
  
• Finely chop the coriander and stir only half the amount into the mayonnaise. Set the remaining half aside as we will use it later.
  
• To cook the prawns, remove them from their packaging and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper to remove excess wateriness.
  
• Place them into a bowl and add the paprika and garlic powder. Toss well to evenly coat.
  
• Melt the butter in a large non-stick pan or wok over high heat. Cook the prawns until they are no longer grey and translucent.
  
• Squeeze the juice from both halves of your reserved lime into the pan and allow to cook out (evaporate).
  
• Serve the prawns (with all the pan juices drizzled over). Season with salt flakes and scatter over the remaining chopped coriander. Dip each plump prawn generously into the delicious lime mayo before devouring!

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Nutritional Information per serving
Calories                        509Kcal / 2130kJ
Fat                                45g
Carbohydrates              1.7g
Protein                          25g

Allergens
Eggs
Milk

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Disclaimer: The nutritional analysis, macro and allergen breakdown of the recipes on this site have been manually and carefully calculated using the cloud-based software NUTRITICS®. NUTRITICS® is fully approved by the relevant Trading Standards organizations and is EU and FDA-compliant. The macro calculations are provided as a courtesy to you based on the author's weighing of ingredients when creating the dishes. If Erythritol (a sugar polyol) has been used in any of the recipes, it has already been manually excluded from the final carbohydrate count. The author is a chef - not a medical professional - and this website has been designed to provide you with recipe ideas to suit the low carb lifestyle you have discussed with your GP.

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