It’s been rather warm and balmy here in Dublin this last week and what a great reason to make a summery starter! I’m a big fan of cooking prawns. There are some great taste combinations that you can add and they have some nice health benefits too: high protein; low calories; Vitamins B-6 and B-12 for energy; iron; zinc, phosphorous, copper and magnesium. Plus they are quick and easy to make. Here’s my latest hit:

Ingredients:

• 250g King Prawns
• Salad leaves (mint, rocket, coriander)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salted butter (melted)
• 1/2 tsp chopped ginger
• 1/2 Garlic clove (crushed)
• 1 or 2 leaves lemongrass chopped
• 1 small chopped chilli
• A grind of salt and pepper

Method:

• Turn up the oven to 180 degrees Celcius
• Prep your ingredients: chop your ginger, lemongrass, chilli and crush the garlic
• Add your prawns to an ovenproof dish
• Cover the prawns with olive oil and melted butter
• Throw your prepped ingredients onto the prawns
• Mix the prawns with the prepped ingredients, olive oil and melted butter so they are nicely covered
• Add a grind of salt and pepper
• Put them in the oven for 30 minutes
• Layer a bowl with your salad leaves
• Take your prawns out the oven after 30 minutes
• You can have the prawns hot or cold – I let them cool down before putting them on the salad leaves