Prawn, Avocado and Lime Tacos
Recipe from Hannah Medellin · original post
A fresh, no-cook summer topping of diced prawns, tomato, avocado and jalapeño dressed in lime, piled onto toasted or fried tortillas.
Serves 4 20 min
SeafoodDairy freeFishMexican
Ingredients
- peeled and deveined prawns — diced500 g
- small red onion — diced1 ea
- large tomatoes — diced2 ea
- large avocado — diced1 ea
- jalapeno — seeds removed, diced1 ea
- limes — juiced2 ea
- hot sauce — to taste; 1 tsp5 ml
- tortillas — flour or corn, toasted or fried8 ea
Method
- Dice the prawns and mix them with the red onion, tomatoes, avocado and jalapeño.
- Squeeze the lime juice over the mixture, then season with hot sauce and salt to taste.
- Serve on toasted or fried tortillas.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Black Bean, Avocado and Lime Tacos
- 800 g Tinned black beans instead of peeled and deveined prawns
Rinse and drain the beans well and toss them with the rest; there is still no cooking.
Vegan
Black Bean, Avocado and Lime Tacos
- 800 g Tinned black beans instead of peeled and deveined prawns
Rinse and drain the beans well and toss them with the rest; there is still no cooking.
Gluten-free
- 8 ea Corn tortillas instead of tortillas
Warm the corn tortillas in a dry pan for 30 seconds a side so they stay pliable.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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Missing items
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Woolworths NZ· $34.87 of food
$40.55
14% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- large avocado
Pak'nSaveBest choice· $29.99 of food
$39.75
25% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- large avocado
- jalapeno
New World· $22.72 of food
$27.85
18% spare
No price at New World for:
- peeled and deveined prawns
- large avocado
- jalapeno
$8.72a serve
from $8.72 a serve at Woolworths NZ · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About $34.87 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$39.66 across 3 shops · 7 of 8 items priced · $1.04 more for bigger packs, 25% spare for later
Woolworths NZ$34.87
missing 1 item
you'll pay $40.55 · 14% of it spare
Pak'nSaveBest choice$29.99
missing 2 items
you'll pay $39.75 · 25% of it spare
New World$22.72
missing 3 items
you'll pay $27.85 · 18% of it spare
Buy at Woolworths NZ$14.10
small red onion
$3.80
need 1 itemWoolworths Fresh Vegetable onions red 1kgclosest matchreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$3.80·Pak'nSave$3.99/kg$3.99·New World$4.99/kg$4.99
jalapeno
$4.50
need 1 itemDelmaine green jalapenos sliced 340g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$4.50·New World$2.72/100g$5.99·Pak'nSaveN/A
limes
$5.80
need 2 itemsFresh Fruit limes 400g 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Woolworths NZ$5.80·New World$8.99/kg$8.99·Pak'nSave$9.49/kg$9.49
Buy at Pak'nSave$21.27
peeled and deveined prawns
$18.65/kg
need 500 gSeaStar Raw Stirfry Prawns 750 g$13.99closest match
Pak'nSave$18.65/kg$13.99·Woolworths NZ$12.95·New WorldN/A
hot sauce
$1.10/100ml
need 5 mlOrchid Extra Hot Chilli Sauce 300 ml$3.29closest match
Pak'nSave$1.10/100ml$3.29·New World$1.22/100ml$4.09·Woolworths NZ$4.50
Buy at New World$4.29
large tomatoes
$21.45/kg
need 2 itemsSunburst Classic Tomatoes. 200g$4.29real special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
New World$21.45/kg$4.29·Woolworths NZ$5.00·Pak'nSave$14.45/kg$5.00
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- large avocado · 1 item