Baked paneer cheese with prawns on avocado and pea mash

Posted by petra08 on May 22, 2015 · 18 Comments 

It was my day off and I had no idea what to cook. I tried to flick through some cookbooks, some magazines and some blogs for inspiration. Nothing came up and all I knew was that I wanted to eat prawns.

I went to the fishmonger and got the prawns and then I raided the fridge for the rest. I wanted something light but still filling and after some thinking I had the ingredients sussed out, all I had to do now was to merge the flavours together.

 

Baked paneer cheese with prawns on avocado and pea mash

preparation time 10 minutes 

cooking time 20 minutes oven 200C or 390F

serves 2

Ingredients

The cheese

• 200 gr paneer cheese
• 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 tsp crushed pepper
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• a pinch of salt
• 2 cherry tomatoes

Avocado and pea mash

• 1 ripe avocado
• 1/2 dl or 1/4 cup frozen, de frosted peas
• 1 clove of garlic
• juice of 1/4 lemon
• 1 pinch of salt

Other ingredients

• 1 pint of shell on prawns
• prawn roe
• chive or chive flowers

Turn the oven on and sprinkle the paneer cheese with oil, salt, pepper and chilli and bake for 20 minutes with the cherry tomatoes.

 

 

Whilst the paneer cheese was cooking I steamed some broccoli before tossing it in garlic butter. Peel the prawns and save the roe if there is any.

Mash the avocado with the lemon juice,  add the defrosted peas and mix with garlic and taste with salt.

 

When the paneer cheese is cooked let it cool just slightly before adding the avocado and pea mash. Garnish with the prawns and prawn roe, add some dill and sprinkle with chives and/or chive flowers before serving.

 

 

 

It was just what I wanted, light but filling. I liked it so much I am brining a plate to Fiesta Friday, for once I am not rushing in last minute! Thank you lovely Angie, The Novice Gardener for hosting such a lovely party!

This week the co hosts are Juju, Cooking with aunt Juju and Amanda, The Chunky Chef. Both are wonderful cooks who whips up the most delicious treats! Have a look at their blogs if you haven’t visited them before, so many great recipes!

Happy Fiesta Friday everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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