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.
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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Aldi UKBest choiceyou pay £9.42 · 20% spare
£7.57
missing 3 items
Asdayou pay £15.28 · 18% spare
£12.57
missing 3 items · £5.00 more
Tescoyou pay £8.95 · 27% spare
£6.57
missing 4 items
Sainsbury's£11.77
missing 4 items
Morrisonsyou pay £2.45 · 31% spare
£1.70
missing 6 items
£1.89a serve
from £1.89 a serve at Aldi UK · 5 of 8 ingredients priced
About £7.57 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£10.68 across 3 shops · 6 of 8 items priced · £1.31 more for bigger packs, 24% spare for later
Aldi UKBest choice£7.57
missing 3 items
you'll pay £9.42 · 20% of it spare
Asda£12.57
missing 3 items · £5.00 more
you'll pay £15.28 · 18% of it spare
Tesco£6.57
missing 4 items
you'll pay £8.95 · 27% of it spare
Sainsbury's£11.77
missing 4 items
Morrisons£1.70
missing 6 items
you'll pay £2.45 · 31% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£7.08
peeled and deveined prawns
£10.76/1kg
need 500 g2 × The Fishmonger Frozen Deepwater Prawns 0.25kg£2.69
Aldi UK£10.76/1kg£2.69·Tesco£11.36/1kg£1.50·Sainsbury's£17.94/1kg£2.96·Asda£20.00/1kg£4.00·MorrisonsN/A·
OcadoN/A
limes
£0.23/1 pack
need 2 itemsNature's Pick Limes 5 pack£1.15closest match
Aldi UK£0.23/1 pack£1.15·Asda£0.24/1 ea£1.18·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
hot sauce
£3.67/1L
need 5 mlAsia Specialities Dark Soy Sauce 0.15L£0.55closest match
Aldi UK£3.67/1L£0.55·Asda£2.61/1kg£0.73·Tesco£3.00/1L£0.75·Sainsbury'sN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£2.20
small red onion
£0.95/1kg
need 1 itemTesco Standard£0.20closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£0.95/1kg£0.20·Asda£4.20/1kg£0.63·Sainsbury's£5.33/1kg£0.80·Aldi UK£0.32/1 ea£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·OcadoN/A
large avocado
£0.67/1 ea
need 1 itemTesco Standard£2.00
Tesco£0.67/1 ea£2.00·Sainsbury's£0.69/1 ea£0.69·Asda£0.74/1 ea£0.74·Aldi UK£1.39/1 ea£1.39·Morrisons£1.50·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.40
large tomatoes
£2.80/1kg
need 2 itemsSainsbury's Standard£1.40closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Sainsbury's£2.80/1kg£1.40·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
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- jalapeno · 1 item
- tortillas · 8 items