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Grilled prawns with tomato-olive salsa and roast garlic aioli

Chef Matt Golinski shares his recipe for grilled prawns and a Ligurian olive salsa. Add a caramelised, buttery roast garlic aioli on the side for dipping.

Grilled prawns with tomato and olive salsa & roast garlic aioli

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

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Ingredients

  • 12 large green king prawns, butterflied, deveined
For the roast garlic aioli
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup (250 ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 whole bulb garlic, roasted until soft (see Note)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Salt and black pepper
For the tomato and olive salsa
  • 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp (40 ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup finely chopped tomato
  • 2 tbsp black olives, roughly chopped (see Note)
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Allow an extra 45 minutes if roasting garlic specifically for this recipe.

Instructions

  1. To make the aioli, combine the egg yolks, mustard and vinegar in a medium bowl and whisk well to combine. While whisking, slowly stream in the vegetable oil until thickened. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins and whisk through the mayonnaise with the lemon juice and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. To make the tomato and olive salsa, heat a small frying pan over medium heat, then add the garlic and olive oil. Cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant, then transfer to a medium bowl with the tomato, olives, parsley and red wine vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then toss well to coat.
  3. Heat a barbecue or chargrill pan over medium-high heat, then grill the prawns until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a serving platter and spoon over the tomato and olive salsa. Serve with the roasted garlic aioli on the side.
Note
  • See for one way to roast garlic bulbs. Roast garlic will keep in the fridge in a sealed container for 1-2 days.
  • For the black olives, preferably use Arbequina or Ligurian.


Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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