These street food style Prawn Tacos are a super speedy 15 minute meal. Stuffed with a simple homemade slaw and a zesty lime dressing, these are so delicious they’ll be a new family favourite in no time.
This recipe makes such a tasty, light meal that still manages to explode with flavour, making Prawn Tacos perfect for a lunch or as part of a bigger meal, or even impress when entertaining by serving it alongside other small side dishes.
The ingredients are budget friendly and ready in less than 15 minutes. Juicy and succulent prawns (that you don’t have to marinate), a zesty, spicy flavour, and soft tortillas to mop up all the goodness. Oh YES.
If you like this recipe, you might also like my Beef Tacos, Salmon Tacos, Chicken Tacos and vegetarian Crispy Cauliflower Tacos.
Why you’ll love this quick Prawn Tacos recipe
⭐️ Ready in less than 15 minutes
⭐️ Packed with flavour
⭐️ Fun serve-yourself, sociable meal
About this Prawn Tacos recipe
This is my take on Prawn Tacos, which I have created with budget, flavour, nutrition, convenience and family friendliness in mind, so I hope you love it.
Did you know that tacos originated in Mexico in the 18th century and were first consumed by silver miners, with migrants transporting the cuisine to the US later, where it became known as a popular street food?
This article in the Smithsonian Magazine goes into more detail about the history of the taco.
Prawn Tacos Ingredients
- King prawns – I use frozen (remember to defrost beforehand if you are too)
- Sunflower oil – Olive oil is fine too
- Cajun spice
For the slaw:
- White cabbage
- Red onion
For the dressing:
- Greek yoghurt
- Limes – Zest and juice only
- Honey
- Mint sauce
To serve:
- Avocado
- Small tortillas
How to make Prawn Tacos
- Start with making the dressing in a bowl, then shred up the cabbage and onion, then mix together with half the dressing.
- Now for the prawns – put oil into a hot frying pan, add the prawns and Cajun spice, and cook for about five minutes.
- Toast the tortillas. Add the slaw and prawns into them, drizzle the leftover dressing, top with avocado to serve.
Substitutions
- Salad – Choose your own fillings for the tacos if you have food to use up that will work.
Leftovers
In the fridge You can keep this recipe in the fridge for 3 days. Reheat fully before serving or eat cold.
In the freezer This is obviously not the kind of meal you can freeze as one, however if you have added the prawn coating and have some left over, you can freeze them for another time, AS LONG as they haven’t previously been frozen.
Top tips for making Prawn Tacos
Toasting the tortillas
Do this very carefully over an open flame on a gas hob. Alternatively, fold over the tortillas and put into the toaster slots, or you can pop in a hot oven for three or four minutes instead.
What to serve with Prawn Tacos
There are so many side dishes you could serve alongside this dish. How about a rice salad? Or my Mexican-Style Salad or Veggie Loaded Nachos would work well too.
Prawn Tacos FAQs
Yes! The dressing is made with Greek yoghurt and vegetables, and the prawns are low fat too.
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Prawn Tacos {with Zesty Dressing}
Ingredients
- 360 g King prawns (I used frozen)
- 2 tbsp Sunflower oil
- 4 tsp Cajun spice
For the slaw:
- 1/2 White cabbage
- 1 Red onion
For the dressing:
- 250 g Greek yoghurt
- Zest and juice of 2 limes
- 2 tsp Honey
- 2 tsp Mint sauce
To serve:
- 1 Avocado
- 8 Small tortillas
Instructions
- First, make the dressing in a bowl. Make the slaw by shredding the cabbage and onion, and mix with HALF the dressing. (Save the rest of the dressing.)
- Add the oil to a hot, large frying pan. Add the prawns, then spices, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Toast the tortillas (see notes), then add the slaw and prawns on top with the avocado slices.
- Serve with extra dressing drizzled on top.
Kathryn Robbins says
I can’t wait to try this with my kids.What else can I use for a dressing plesde? We don’t eat Greek yogurt really so I’m worried it will go to waste after I take out what I need for the recipe.
Jeanette Hardy says
Just buy a small tub of thick natural yogurt, and add a bit of mayo
Debbie says
Just made these tacos. Oh wow they were just amazing!!
Emma says
Got this down to try this week!
What would you suggest as a substitute to the mint sauce?
Thanks!
Abi says
Gorgeous x
Lis says
Making these tonight! Do you defrost the prawns or cook from frozen?
Lindsay says
Unfortunately I don’t like prawns but really like the idea of the meal. Is there something else that could be substituted? Not sure if the flavours would work with chicken for example.
Sarah Rossi says
There’s lots of other taco recipes on the site Lindsay 🙂
Trev says
Delicious! Really great balance of flavours and super speedy (if coleslaw done ahead) Thank you
Sarah says
I made this tonight for dinner ,
It was so yummy 😋 sister asked me for the recipe because it was that good 👍