Lemon and black pepper prawns with orzo

Name: Lemon and black pepper prawns with orzo
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: black peppercorns 1 tsp, crushed; dill ½ small bunch, roughly chopped; lemon 1, zested and juiced; raw peeled prawns 150g; olive oil; orzo 100g; rocket a handful, to serve

20 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Healthy way with prawns. This easy recipe pairs them with orzo pasta and rocket. Ready quickly in 20 minutes, which makes it ideal for midweek.

December 19, 2014 at 2:32 pm

Ingredients

black peppercorns 1 tsp, crushed
dill ½ small bunch, roughly chopped
lemon 1, zested and juiced
raw peeled prawns 150g
olive oil
orzo 100g
rocket a handful, to serve

Method

Step 1

Mix the black pepper, half the dill, lemon zest and half the lemon juice with 2 tsp oil. Pour the dressing over the prawns. Cook the orzo. Fry the prawns for 2 minutes until they are pink and cooked through. Drain the orzo and add the remaining lemon juice and dill, then stir the prawns in with the pan juices and season. Scatter with rocket leaves to serve.