PRAWN TOSTADA
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
4 white corn tostadas
400ml cooking oil
1 long red chili finely sliced
Juice of ½ lemon
1 clove of garlic finely sliced
350g prawns, shelled and tails removed.
1 tablespoon sour cream
Avocado Puree
2 Avocados
Juice of 1 large lime
2 tablespoons of the liquid from a jar of Old El Paso jalepenos
Pinch salt
Method
Place the Old El Paso corn tortillas in the fridge uncovered for at least 2 hours so they dry out.
Fry tostadas in hot cooking oil until golden brown.
For the avocado puree place avocados, lime juice, jalapeno liquid in a food processor and blitz well into a smooth puree.
In a hot pan add splash of cooking oil and fry prawns, sliced chilli, garlic for 2 minutes. Then add lemon juice and fry for another 2 minutes.
Turn heat off and add sour cream and stir through.
Using a piping bag or a zip-lock bag with the corner cut-off to pipe the avocado puree on the tostada.
Place the prawn mix on top of the puree. Garnish with coriander leaves or fresh nasturtium leaves.