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.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £13.31 of food
£15.75
15% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- jalapeno
Morrisons· £14.06 of food
£16.93
17% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- small red onion
- jalapeno
Tesco· £15.41 of food
£18.46
17% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- small red onion
- large tomatoes
Asda· £11.91 of food
£14.26
16% spare
No price at Asda for:
- small red onion
- large tomatoes
- jalapeno
Aldi UK· £12.11 of food
£12.80
5% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- small red onion
- jalapeno
- hot sauce
- tortillas
£3.33a serve
from £3.33 a serve at Sainsbury's · 7 of 8 ingredients priced
About £13.31 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£17.65 across 4 shops · all 8 items priced · £2.10 more for bigger packs, 22% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£13.31
missing 1 item
you'll pay £15.75 · 15% of it spare
Morrisons£14.06
missing 2 items
you'll pay £16.93 · 17% of it spare
Tesco£15.41
missing 2 items
you'll pay £18.46 · 17% of it spare
Asda£11.91
missing 3 items
you'll pay £14.26 · 16% of it spare
Aldi UK£12.11
missing 4 items
you'll pay £12.80 · 5% of it spare
Buy at Tesco£4.65
large avocado
£0.67/ea
need 1 itemTesco Standard 3 items£2.00
Tesco£0.67/ea£2.00·Sainsbury's£0.69/ea£0.69·Asda£0.74/ea£0.74·Aldi UK£1.39/ea£1.39·Morrisons£1.50·
OcadoN/A
jalapeno
£11.25/kg
need 1 itemTesco Standard£0.90closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£11.25/kg£0.90·Sainsbury's£10.00/kg£0.80·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
hot sauce
£6.14/L
need 5 mlStandard 285 ml£1.75closest match
Tesco£6.14/L£1.75·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·Asda£7.64/L£1.68·Morrisons£1.75·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£10.41
peeled and deveined prawns
£16.59/kg
need 500 g3 × Standard 170 g£2.82closest match
Sainsbury's£16.59/kg£2.82·Aldi UK£18.12/kg£2.99·Asda£19.19/kg£3.07·Morrisons£2.49·Tesco£23.94/kg£3.95·OcadoN/A
small red onion
£5.33/kg
need 1 itemSainsbury's Sliced Red Onions, Inspired to Cook 150g£0.80 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Sainsbury's£5.33/kg£0.80·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
limes
£0.23/ea
need 2 itemsSainsbury's Limes x5 5 pack£1.15closest match
Sainsbury's£0.23/ea£1.15·Tesco£0.23/ea£0.23·Morrisons£0.92·Aldi UK£0.23/ea£1.15·Asda£0.24/ea£1.18·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£1.29
large tomatoes
£2.58/kg
need 2 itemsNature's Pick Vine Ripened Tomatoes 0.5kg£1.29 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi UK£2.58/kg£1.29·Sainsbury's£2.80/kg£1.40·Morrisons£1.50/1 item£1.50·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£1.30
tortillas
£1.30
need 8 itemsMorrisons Standard 8 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£1.30·Asda£0.18/ea£1.45·Tesco£4.69/kg£1.50·Sainsbury's£5.00/kg£1.60·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A