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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s prawn toasts with chilli, lime and avocado.
EASY

Prawn toasts with avocado, lime and chilli

Served on bread or with corn chips, this summer snack is a real crowd-pleaser.

  • < 30 mins
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Angelo Zahos - Aptus Seafoods shop at the South Melbourne Market. 18 December 2024. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Go cray cray this Christmas – seafood prices are the cheapest we’ve seen in 30 years

Prices are down and quality is up for prawns, oysters, lobster, crayfish and more at Melbourne’s markets this Christmas and beyond.

  • Dani Valent
Adam Liaw Masterclass recipe: Prawn cocktail.
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Adam Liaw’s retro-licious prawn cocktail (plus the simple seafood sauce that makes it sing)

The original, and still the best version of this classic starter, starring plump shellfish, crunchy lettuce and tangy Marie Rose sauce.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Rock oysters with gazpacho dressing. 
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Oysters with gazpacho

This festive, bright-red gazpacho is a perfect accompaniment.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Prawns with sauce gribiche.
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Adam Liaw’s prawns with sauce gribiche

If you’re looking for a new way to serve your prawns this summer, this simple but classic French sauce is tartare adjacent.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Japanese prawn and rice soup is a riot of textures.
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Japanese prawn and rice soup

This richly flavoured, satisfying soup comes together in less than 30 minutes from go to whoa.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron.
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Spicy seafood and potato stew with fennel, tomatoes and saffron

This hearty stew is a one-pot wonder for all seasons.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Manoush-style pizzas with prawns and chilli.
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Manoush-style pizzas with prawns and chilli

Start the timer. Dinner will be ready in 20 minutes – quicker than order-in pizza

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
10-minute chilli, prawn and corn pasta.
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On the table in 10 minutes: This chilli, prawn and corn pasta is your new midweek favourite

Ready in a flash, this simple dish has “midweek favourite” written all over it.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Ham and cheese toasties are best reserved for the odd indulgence.

A week’s worth of dinners and desserts using luscious Christmas leftovers

The ham, chicken, cheese and pud are the Christmas food gifts that keep on giving – if you know what to do with them.

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