serves
4
prep
20 minutes
cook
15 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
4
people
preparation
20
minutes
cooking
15
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 16 large green prawns, peeled with tails intact, cleaned
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts
Caramelised onion
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, halved, thinly sliced
Taratour (tahini sauce)
- 140 g (½ cup) tahini
- 60 ml (¼ cup) lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
Serves 4 as part of a mezza spread
Instructions
To make caramelised onion, heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and sprinkle with ½ tsp salt. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until browned and caramelised. Set aside.
Meanwhile, to make taratour, place ingredients in a food processor or blender with 125 ml water and ½ tsp salt and process to combine. Set aside. Sauce will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month.
Place prawns in a large bowl, add cumin, chilli powder and ¾ tsp salt and toss to coat. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook prawns, turning, for 3 minutes or until just cooked.
Arrange prawns on a serving dish and drizzle with reserved taratour. Scatter over toasted pine nuts and most of the caramelised onion. Serve with extra taratour and remaining caramelised onion together in a bowl.
Photography Mark Roper
As seen in Feast magazine, November 2013, Issue 26.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
