Baked Prawns with Lemon and Feta

A taste of the Mediterranean! If you are nervous to cook prawns – this is the recipe for you!  Just add all the yummi ingredients together and bake in the oven for the BEST treat! Serve with crusty bread for a delicious quick supper or starter.  No fuss, minimal cleanup and the BEST prawns you will eat  – maybe ever?

Serves 4

400 g   large raw, peeled prawns with tails on

150 g   Roma tomatoes, cut into halves or quarters

30 ml   lemon juice

            Zest of 1 lemon

40 ml   olive oil

2          garlic cloves, crushed

2,5 ml dried chili flakes

5 ml     dried oregano

            Salt and black pepper to taste

200 g   feta cheese, broken into chunks

            Chopped Italian parsley

 

  • Preheat the oven to 200°
  • Toss together the prawns, tomato, lemon juice and zest, olive oil, garlic, chili, oregano and salt and pepper.
  • Tip into an ovenproof dish/pan and add the chunks of feta.
  • Baste with some of the pan juices and bake in the oven for ±25 minutes until the prawns are cooked and the cheese starting to brown.
  • Scatter over the parsley and serve with crusty bread.