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Prawn and Scallop Aguachile Tostadas

Prawn and Scallop Aguachile Tostadas: Succulent prawns and delicate scallops marinated in a vibrant blend of lime juice, cilantro, and chili, served atop crispy tostadas for a refreshing and zesty seafood experience."
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Course: Appetizer, Entree, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Aguachile
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 457kcal

Ingredients

Aguachile

  • 2½ tbsp brown sugar
  • 100 mls fresh lime juice
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • small pinch of sea salt flakes
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño
  • 250 grams raw prawns finely diced
  • 250 grams raw scallops finely diced
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber finely diced
  • ½ red onion finely diced
  • ½ avocado finely diced
  • ½ cup coriander leaves picked

Tostadas

  • 12 tortilla small size
  • olive oil spray
  • sea salt flakes

Instructions

Aguachile

  • Combine brown sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, chopped jalapeno and a small pinch of sea salt flakes in a bowl and stir until sugar has dissolved.
  • Add prawns, scallops, cucumber, red onion and coriander to the bowl and stir gently to combine.
  • Cover bowl with cling film and refrigerate for 1.5 hours.

Tostadas

  • Preheat a fan forced oven to 200℃.
  • Line a baking tray with baking paper and place tortillas on the tray (you may need two trays).
  • Spray tortillas with olive oil spray and then flip and spray the other side.
  • Place in the oven and cook for 5 minutes then flip and cook on the other side for 2 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the tray, then sprinkle with sea salt.

To serve

  • Serve Aguachile in a the bowl with tostadas on the side.

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Nutrition

Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 1386mg | Potassium: 627mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 418IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 4mg