Baked Prawn Appetizer-Cook Smart

Main Ingredients	Medium prawns, Stuffed green olives
Cuisine	Fusion
Course	Snacks and Starters
Prep Time	16-20 minutes
Cook time	21-25 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Tangy
Level of Cooking	Moderate
Others	Non Veg

Ingredients list for Baked Prawn Appetizer-Cook Smart

• 10-12 Medium prawns peeled with tail intact and deveined
• 10-12 Stuffed green olives
• to taste Salt
• 1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice
• 4 teaspoons Olive oil
• 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
• 4-6 teaspoons Honey
• a few Micro green shoots

Method

1. Leaving the tails, slit prawns without cutting through and transfer into a bowl. Add salt and lemon juice and mix well. Keep aside to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 200º C.
3. Place an olive in the centre of each prawn on the uncut side, bring the two flaps of prawns together and pass a toothpick through all of them so that the olive is secured in the centre.
4. Drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil in a baking dish, place the prepared prawns in it and drizzle remaining marinade over them. Drizzle the remaining olive oil on top of them. Keep the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 3 minutes.
5. Take the baking dish out, sprinkle red chilli powder and drizzle honey over the prawns bake again for 5 minutes. Take care not to overcook the prawns.
6. Make a bed of micro bean shoots on a serving platter, place baked prawns on them and serve immediately.