Serves
4
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
5 minutes
Ingredients
- 100g butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons Leggo’s Pesto – Traditional Basil
- Oil spray, for cooking
- 12 large whole green prawns, in their shell and heads intact
- Lemon wedges, for serving
Leggo's Basil Pesto 190g
Method
STEP 1Combine butter and Leggo’s Pesto in a small bowl.
STEP 2
Using a small sharp knife and cutting from back of the head to the tail, make a deep slit down through the back of a prawn, leaving tail intact. Discard vein. Repeat with remaining prawns.
STEP 3
Lightly brush a preheated BBQ grill plate with oil and press prawns “legs” side down. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until shells are lightly browned and prawns have changed colour. Turn over pressing lightly to open out shell. Continue to cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
STEP 4
Spread cut side of each prawn with pesto flavoured butter and serve immediately with lemon wedges.
Tips
Use Leggo’s Pesto – Sundried Tomato for something a little different in flavour. Suitable for BBQ vegetables also.