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50 minutes

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Prawn toast

15 minutes

Prawn toast

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the prawn toast:

4 slices white bread
1 T butter
150 g prawns, cleaned and chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 x 1.5 cm piece ginger, peeled and crushed
2 free-range egg whites
salt, to taste
2 T sesame seeds

For the dipping sauce, mix:

½ cup soya sauce
1 T ginger, crushed
1½ t crushed smoked dried chillies

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Melt the butter in a pan and toast the bread on both sides.

Blend the prawns, garlic, ginger, egg whites and seasoning into a smooth paste.

Spread the paste onto the toasted bread, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for 15 minutes.

Serve with the dipping sauce.

Cook's note: Making an Asian-inspired starter at home is as easy as this.

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