Barbecued honey prawns with pineapple salad

Recipes / Salads

The freshness of the pineapple salad is perfect with the honey prawns. For a mild flavour, choose blue gum or ironbark honey; for something a little stronger and more floral, try leatherwood or red gum.

Recipe «Barbecued honey prawns with pineapple salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 750g medium green prawns, 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks, 1/3 cup Australian blue gum honey, 2 tsp vegetable oil , 1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted, 250g pineapple, peeled, cored, finely diced, 1 Lebanese cucumber, quartered, finely diced , 2 green onions, thinly sliced, 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 750g medium green prawns 
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 
  • 2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks 
  • 1/3 cup Australian blue gum honey 
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil 
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted 
  • 250g pineapple, peeled, cored, finely diced 
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, quartered, finely diced 
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced 
  • 1/3 cup fresh coriander leaves 

Instructions

  1. Peel and devein prawns, leaving tails intact. Using a small sharp knife, cut a slit along the back of each prawn, being careful not to cut all the way through. Place prawns in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add garlic, ginger and 1 tablespoon honey. Toss well to coat. Stand for 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, place remaining honey and 2 tablespoons cold water in a small pan over medium heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 2 minutes.
  3. Heat a barbecue or hot plate over medium-high heat. Drizzle with oil. Cook prawns for 2 minutes each side or until charred and prawns are cooked through. Transfer to a bowl. Add sesame seeds and warm honey sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
  4. Combine pineapple, cucumber, green onion and coriander in a bowl. Serve prawns topped with pineapple salad.