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Prawn & watermelon skewers with tamarind sauce

Prawn & watermelon skewers with tamarind sauce

This tart, umami-rich dipping sauce is particularly impressive with watermelon and prawns, but it also works a treat alongside other grilled seafood, especially squid. 

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  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook5 mins
  • Total time20 mins
  • Plusmarinating

Ingredients

  • 1 clove/s garlic, crushed or grated
  • 1 tbsp vegetable or groundnut oil
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 unwaxed lime, zest
  • 360g raw peeled king prawns
  • ½ mini watermelon
  • ¼ x 25g pack mint, leaves shredded

Dipping sauce

  • 3 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 1 Thai chilli, finely sliced (use half if you like it milder, or a pinch of chilli flakes)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 clove/s garlic, crushed or grated to a paste
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • ½ lime, juice

Method

  1. In a large bowl, combine the garlic, oil, fish sauce and lime zest with the prawns. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, light the barbecue. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 20 minutes. Peel then slice the watermelon into 8 long wedges. Cut each into 2cm-thick slices.

  2. Combine all the ingredients for the dipping sauce and adjust the taste – it should be sharp, spicy and slightly sweet. Thread the prawns and watermelon pieces onto the skewers (you will need 8-10), alternating and arranging them so the watermelon pieces lie flat. Cook on the grill over direct heat for 2 minutes or so on each side, until the watermelon is lightly charred and the prawns are uniformly pink and opaque. Scatter the skewers with the mint and serve with the tamarind dipping sauce.

Cook’s tip

You can also use 400g shell-on raw prawns here. Grill for a couple more minutes on each side, or until the shells are bright pink and the prawns are opaque and cooked through. 

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

972kJ/ 230kcals

Fat

5.6g

Saturated Fat

0.7g

Carbohydrates

21g

Sugars

20g

Fibre

0.8g

Protein

23g

Salt

4.1g

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