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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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
ColesBest choice· $26.88 of food
$30.36
11% spare
No price at Coles for:
- large avocado
Woolworths· $20.23 of food
$23.97
16% spare
No price at Woolworths for:
- large avocado
- limes
Aldi· $28.97 of food
$31.44
8% spare
No price at Aldi for:
- peeled and deveined prawns
- large avocado
- tortillas
$6.72a serve
from $6.72 a serve at Coles · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About $26.88 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$28.09 across 3 shops · 7 of 8 items priced · $0.20 more for bigger packs, 12% spare for later
ColesBest choice$26.88
missing 1 item
you'll pay $30.36 · 11% of it spare
Woolworths$20.23
missing 2 items
you'll pay $23.97 · 16% of it spare
Aldi$28.97
missing 3 items
you'll pay $31.44 · 8% of it spare
Buy at Coles$8.77
large tomatoes
$9.90/kg
need 2 items2 × Coles Roma Tomatoes Loose approx. 70g 1 item$0.69closest match
jalapeno
$32.00/kg
need 1 itemColes Jalapeno Chillies approx. 34g 1 item$1.09
Coles$32.00/kg$1.09·Woolworths$1.14/ea$1.14·Aldi$44.00/kg$3.49
hot sauce
$0.42/100ml
need 5 mlColes Sweet Chilli Sauce 500 ml$2.10closest match
Coles$0.42/100ml$2.10·Aldi$0.36/100ml$2.49·Woolworths$1.20/100ml$3.00
Buy at Woolworths$12.83
peeled and deveined prawns
$24.00/kg
need 500 gJust Caught Raw Prawns Tail Off Medium 500 g$12.00closest matchreal special
Buy at Aldi$6.49
limes
$16.23/kg
need 2 itemsAldi Limes 400g$6.49 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi$16.23/kg$6.49·Coles$17.25/kg$6.90·WoolworthsN/A
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- large avocado · 1 item