Terra Cotta Prawns

Yield:
2 servings
Category:
Seafood
Cuisine:
Italian

INGREDIENTS:

  • 16 large shrimp, butterflied
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 medium clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon cream
  • 4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeño
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Bake shrimp approximately 2 minutes at 350ºF. Remove; cool slightly. Mix cheese, garlic, cream, salt, pepper and half of the cilantro. Pipe mixture into butterflied part of each shrimp. Bake for 3 minutes at 400ºF.
  2. To make the coulis, cook tomatoes in a covered skillet for approximately 5 minutes. Add cilantro, jalapeño, salt, pepper, and lime. Cook uncovered until moisture is almost evaporated.
  3. Serve shrimp atop tomato coulis.

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