GRILLED PRAWNS WITH HABANERO-TOASTED GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Ingredients

  • Habanero-Toasted Garlic Vinaigrette:
  • • 20 prawns, shells on
  • • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • • Salt
  • • Freshly ground black pepper
  • • Habanero-Toasted Garlic Vinaigrette, recipe follows
  • • Thyme sprigs, for garnish
  • • 1 tablespoon canola oil, plus 1/2 cup
  • • 6 whole cloves garlic, peeled
  • • Salt
  • • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • • 1 to 1 1/2 habanero chiles, seeded and chopped
  • • 2 teaspoons honey

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the grill to high or heat a grill pan over high heat.
Toss prawns in the oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill for 2 minutes on each side or until just cooked through. Remove from the grill and immediately drizzle with the vinaigrette. Serve 5 prawns per person and garnish with thyme sprigs.


Habanero-Toasted Garlic Vinaigrette:
Heat grill. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small saute pan over medium heat on the grates of the grill; add the garlic, season with salt and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Transfer garlic to a blender and add the vinegar, habanero, and honey and blend until smooth. With the motor running, slowly add the 1/2 cup oil and blend until emulsified.