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Garlic and rosemary prawns with white beans

Garlic and rosemary prawns with white beans

Serves 4

Cooking Time Prep time 5 mins, cook 7 mins



60 ml (¼ cup)   extra-virgin olive oil
6 cloves   garlic, thinly sliced
2 tbsp   coarsely chopped rosemary
20 (about 1kg)   medium green prawns, peeled, tails intact and veins removed
2   400gm cans butter beans, drained and rinsed
100 gm   roasted red capsicum, cut into 1cm thick slices (see note)
2   lemons, finely grated rind only
1   lemon, juice only
50 gm (about 1 bunch)   watercress sprigs
To serve:   lemon wedges


1 Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add garlic and rosemary and cook gently for 2 minutes or until just starting to colour. Add prawns and cook, turning occasionally for 3 minutes or until they change colour and are just cooked, then add beans, capsicum and lemon rind, stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through. Remove from heat, add lemon juice and watercress sprigs, toss to combine and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve with lemon wedges.

Note You can use marinated roast capsicum for this recipe, available from supermarkets.

RECIPE Adelaide Lucas PHOTOGRAPHY Teny Aghamalian STYLING Adelaide Lucas and Elodie Rambaud


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