This is such a quality work-from-home lunch. They are lovely with a salad or even in some wraps. Peanut sauce with coconut prawns is a match made in heaven, but if you’re not a fan of peanuts, you could also mix up some sweet chilli, honey, garlic and soy sauce for a honey chilli dressing.
Coconut Panko Prawns Recipe
Serves 4
Per serving: 324 calories
Ingredients
- 120g panko breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
- 50g flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 400g raw prawns, peeled
- low-calorie oil spray
- salt and pepper, to taste
Peanut sauce
- 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 150ml water
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Method
- In a bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and coconut, and season with salt and pepper.
- Put the flour into one bowl and the beaten egg in another. Coat the prawns in the flour, then dip them into the egg, shaking off any excess, then roll them in the breadcrumb mix to coat.
- Spray really well with a low-calorie spray and air-fry at 200°C for 10 minutes.
- While the prawns are cooking, whip up your peanut sauce by combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Add some more water if it looks too thick.
- Serve the prawns with peanut sauce.
Extracted from Bored of Lunch: The Healthy Air Fryer Book by Nathan Anthony.
The second brand-new book from the hit diet food platform, Bored of Lunch. Eat well and save time and money with 80 easy, air fryer recipes.
Published 9 May 2023
ISBN: 9781529903522
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
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