Lemon and black pepper prawns with orzo

Name: Lemon and black pepper prawns with orzo
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tsp black peppercorns crushed; ½ small bunch dill roughly chopped; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 150g raw peeled prawns; olive oil; 100g orzo; a handful rocket to serve

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:32 PM

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Serves 2

Easy

Total time: 20 mins

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Healthy way with prawns. This easy recipe pairs them with orzo pasta and rocket. Ready quickly in 20 minutes, which makes it ideal for midweek

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Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tsp black peppercorns

crushed
½ small bunch dill

roughly chopped
1 lemon

zested and juiced
150g raw peeled prawns
olive oil
100g orzo
a handful rocket

to serve

Nutrition: per serving

kcal257
fat4.2g
carbs35.6g
fibre2.1g
protein19.4g
salt0.4g

Method

step 1

Mix the black pepper, half the dill, lemon zest and half the lemon juice with 2 tsp oil. Pour the dressing over the prawns. Cook the orzo. Fry the prawns for 2 minutes until they are pink and cooked through. Drain the orzo and add the remaining lemon juice and dill, then stir the prawns in with the pan juices and season. Scatter with rocket leaves to serve.

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