Prawn, cucumber and scotch bonnet buns | Ottolenghi Recipes

Prawn, cucumber and scotch bonnet buns | Ottolenghi Recipes

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Perfect for a summer feast or a picnic, spicy prawns with cooling cucumber. Browse online for more.

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Ingredients

  • 1 small cucumber, peeled and cut in half lengthways (230g net weight)
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • flaked sea salt
  • 1 green chilli, roughly chopped (seeds and pith removed if you prefer less heat)
  • 3⅓ tbsp (10g) roughly chopped chives
  • 3 tbsp (5g) roughly chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 80g unsalted butter
  • ½ onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 small garlic cloves, peeled and crushed with the flat of a knife
  • ½ scotch bonnet chilli, roughly chopped (seeds and pith removed if you prefer less heat)
  • 4 limes – 1½ juiced, to get 3 tbsp, the rest cut into wedges, to serve
  • 300g peeled raw king prawns, roughly chopped
  • 4 brioche buns, cut in half widthways

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