Lunch

Chilli Prawn, Black Bean and Sweetcorn Salad

Name: Chilli Prawn, Black Bean and Sweetcorn Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 160 g Raw king prawns, peeled; 5 g Rapeseed oil; 120 g Black beans, tinned and drained; 60 g Sweetcorn, tinned and drained; 80 g Red pepper; 30 g Red onion; 40 g Avocado; Juice of a lime Lime juice; Half a red chilli, chopped Fresh red chilli; Half a teaspoon Ground cumin; Half a teaspoon Smoked paprika; A handful Fresh coriander

Smoky spiced prawns seared in weighed oil, over a lime-dressed salad of black beans, sweetcorn, pepper and avocado. 39 g of protein.

Calories: 457kcal
Protein: 39g
Fat: 16g
Carbs: 39g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Crustaceans

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Ingredients

Raw king prawns, peeled160 g
Raw peeled weight. Cooked prawns are denser per gram, about 85 kcal and 20 g protein.
Rapeseed oil5 g
Black beans, tinned and drained120 g
Drained weight.
Sweetcorn, tinned and drained60 g
Drained weight.
Red pepper80 g
Red onion30 g
Avocado40 g
Flesh only. Half a medium avocado is about 70 g.
Lime juiceJuice of a lime
Fresh red chilliHalf a red chilli, chopped
Ground cuminHalf a teaspoon
Smoked paprikaHalf a teaspoon
Fresh corianderA handful

Method

Pat the prawns dry and toss them with the paprika, cumin and salt.
Mix the beans, sweetcorn, diced pepper, sliced onion, chilli and lime with a pinch of salt and leave it while the prawns cook.
Heat the oil in a pan until it shimmers and fry the prawns for ninety seconds a side, until pink and curled into a C.
Tip the prawns and any pan juices over the salad, dice the avocado on top and add the coriander.

Worth knowing

Raw prawns rather than cooked, because cooked prawns fried again go rubbery. They are done when they curl into a C. An O is overcooked.
The lime and salt on the beans is the dressing. The 5 g of oil went into the pan and comes back over the salad with the prawns.

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