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This healthy baked coconut prawns with dipping sauce recipe is great for sharing with friends, can be served as an appetiser, or it could even be a main family meal too. Quick and simple to make and with no frying involved this versatile tasty recipe is also budget friendly!
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Healthy Baked Coconut Prawns with Dipping Sauce

This healthy baked coconut prawns with dipping sauce recipe is great for sharing with friends, can be served as an appetiser, or it could even be a main family meal too.
Course Dinner
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 308kcal
Author Neil

Ingredients

For the Coconut Prawns :-

  • 50 g Desiccated Coconut
  • 50 g Breadcrumbs
  • Freshly ground salt and pepper
  • 400 g Raw King Prawns
  • 60 g Plain flour
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • Cooking oil spray

For the Dipping Sauce :-

  • 4 tablespoon No fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • 2 tablespoon Thai sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 teaspoon lime juice

Instructions

For the Coconut Prawns: -

  • Preheat oven to 180C Fan
  • Mix together the desiccated coconut and breadcrumbs in a bowl and season.
  • Dip one prawn into the flour, shake off excess, dip into the beaten egg and then coat thoroughly with the coconut breadcrumb mixture. Place prawn onto an oven-safe rack. Repeat with the remaining prawns.
  • Place oven-safe rack onto a baking tray and give a light spray over the prawns with the cooking oil spray.
  • Place tray with rack into the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the prawns are golden brown and cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, made the dipping sauce.

For the Dipping Sauce: -

  • Mix the yogurt with the tomato ketchup, chilli sauce and lime juice together.
  • Serve the baked coconut prawns with an iceberg lettuce salad and the dipping sauce to the side.

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 35.1g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13.5g | Saturated Fat: 7.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.3g | Cholesterol: 101.2mg | Sodium: 707.6mg | Fiber: 1.8g | Sugar: 7.3g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 3.3mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg