Alaska Spot Prawns with Mexican Grilled Vegetables and Pasta 1999

Food Service Search Staff

INGREDIENTS:1 lb.(medium large, about 24) Alaskaspot prawns, peeled and deveined (last tail seg-ment left intact if desired)
1 bottle (16 oz.)Frontera Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic Salsa
as neededsalt
4 mediumzucchini, each cut into 4 long slices
2 mediumtomatoes, ripe, halved
1 mediumred onion, cut into ½-in. thick slices
as neededolive oil
1 Tbsp.honey
1 lb.orecchiette, penne or farfalle pasta
¼ cupcilantro, fresh, chopped
¼ cupqueso anejo or Romano, gratedDIRECTIONS:1. Prepare the prawns and vegetables: Skewer the spot prawns and brush with 2-3 Tbsps. of the salsa. Sprinkle with salt and let marinate while you grill the vegetables.

2. Brush vegetables with olive oil. One by one lay the vegetables on the grill. Sprinkle with salt, cover and cook for five minutes. Unocver, flip everything over and brush with oil.

3. Cover and cook 3-4 minutes longer, transferring to the cutting board as they are done: the tomatoes, zucchini and onion slices. Cut into 1-in. pieces.

4. Mix 2 Tbsps. salsa with honey. Brush the spot prawns with the honey mixture. Grill, turning once, until the spot prawns are just opaque throughout, about 3 minutes total.

5. Cooking the pasta: Meanwhile, heat a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta until al dente; drain well. Place in a large bowl. Heat the remaining salsa in a medium saucepan, then add the grilled vegetables; heat through. Toss the mixture with the drained pasta.

6. To serve: Divide pasta among four warm dinner plates and place a skewer of spot prawns on the side. Sprinkle with cilantro and cheese. SERVINGS:4 servings From:Chef Rick Bayless, Frontera Grill, Chicago PHOTO CREDIT:Photo Credit: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute