Char-grilled prawns with creamy cucumber and dill salad

Recipes / Salads

An appetiser with style and taste. Try this fresh prawn salad for your next dinner party or as a light meal on warm, sunny days.

Recipe «Char-grilled prawns with creamy cucumber and dill salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 Lebanese cucumbers, 3 spring onions, thinly sliced, 2 tbsp chopped dill, 1/2 cup Coles lite sour cream, 1 garlic clove, crushed , 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 24-30 australian raw king prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact, 2 tbsp Coles pure olive oil , Dill sprigs, to garnish.

Ingredients:

  • 3 Lebanese cucumbers 
  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tbsp chopped dill 
  • 1/2 cup Coles lite sour cream 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 
  • 24-30 australian raw king prawns, peeled and deveined, tails intact 
  • 2 tbsp Coles pure olive oil 
  • Dill sprigs, to garnish 

Instructions

  1. Halve cucumbers lengthways and scoop out seeds. Slice very finely. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Stand in the fridge for 1 hr. Drain cucumber and squeeze out the liquid, then pat dry with paper towels.
  2. Combine cucumber in a large bowl with onions and dill. Mix sour cream, garlic and lemon juice together, and fold through the salad.
  3. Heat barbecue grill plate, or a chargrill, to medium-high heat. Drizzle prawns with olive oil, and cook for about 2 mins each side, or until golden brown and cooked through.
  4. Arrange a small pile of cucumber salad on serving plates. Top with a few sprigs of dill and prawns.