- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Sautéed eggplant, okra, and spinach are tossed with coconut oil and spices and topped with grilled marinated prawns in this vegetable-forward dish.
Ingredient:
- 12 raw shell- and tail-on king or tiger prawns, heads removed
- 1/4 cup grated yellow onion
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted, plus more for grill
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, grated (about 2 teaspoons)
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon dried shrimp powder (see Note)
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil, divided, plus more as needed
- 4 small (3-ounce) or baby eggplants (such as garden eggs, unpeeled) (see Note), sliced crosswise into 1/4-inch rounds
- 6 ounces fresh okra, halved lengthwise
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped (about 3/4 cup)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon ground grains of paradise (see Note)
- 6 ounces baby spinach (about 6 cups)