Recipe: Veggie platter with vegan prawns
This platter with fresh vegetables, delicious prawn-style pieces, and a light tzatziki is perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Veggie platter with prawn-style pieces. Picture: Supplied
Ingredients
1 box Fry’s Battered Prawn-Style Pieces
Selection of your favourite raw veggies, sliced (e.g. baby corn, radishes, turnips, asparagus, carrots, sweet peas etc.)
Tzatziki
1 cup silken tofu, cubed
½ cup cucumber, seeded and diced
¼ tsp fresh dill
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
½ tsp fresh lemon zest
1 clove garlic, finely minced
Salt and pepper, to taste
A sprinkle of za’atar spice, for garnish
Method
1. Remove the Battered Prawn-Style Pieces from the packaging and allow to defrost.
2. To make the tzatziki, remove the cucumber seeds with a spoon and dice the cucumber into cubes.
3. Blend the tofu, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and salt and pepper in a food processor or blender until smooth.
4. In a small bowl, combine the cucumber and dill with the blended ingredients. Refrigerate for a few hours, ideally overnight.
5. Put the Battered Prawns-Style Pieces on a sheet pan. Cook for about 8 minutes at 185°C, shaking halfway to ensure even cooking, until golden brown.
6. Sprinkle the tzatziki with za’atar spice. Serve with Prawn-Style Pieces and raw veggies.
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