Low-carb prawn and courgette skewers
Low-carb prawn and courgette skewers with lime and garlic. A light low-carb dinner that works as a protein-packed snack or a juicy main meal.
At a glance
- Serves 2
- Prep time: 20 min
- Cooking time: 10 min
- Total time: 30 min
- Calories: 280 kcal per serving
- Protein: 32 g
- Fat: 14 g
- Carbs: 8 g
Ingredients
- 300g prawns
- 400g courgettes
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lime
- 1 pinch of salt
Method
You’ll need: frying pan · chopping board · knife
- Wash the courgettes and use a vegetable peeler to cut them lengthways into long, thin ribbons.
- Squeeze the lime, finely chop the garlic and mix both with the olive oil to make a marinade.
- Wrap each prawn in a courgette ribbon and thread several close together onto wooden skewers.
- Brush the skewers with the marinade and leave them to marinate for a few minutes.
- Fry or grill the skewers in a hot frying pan for no more than 3 min per side, until the courgette is soft.
Good to know
Prawns wrapped in courgette look like something from a restaurant, but they're incredibly easy to make. They cook together in record time.
Swaps
Courgette → aubergine (very thin aubergine slices are also easy to wrap and soak up the marinade brilliantly).
Cooking tips
The courgette ribbons need to be really thin. If they're too thick, they'll inevitably snap when you wrap them around the round prawns.
Storage
You can prepare the skewers in the marinade in the fridge, but eat them straight after frying.
Allergens
Contains crustaceans. Completely gluten-free, lactose-free and nut-free.
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