Description
Prawn cocktail is a classic prawn starter recipe served on Christmas. Serve with avocado and lettuce. Garnish this 1970's dish with fresh dill.
Ingredients
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- 90g (3oz) mixed lettuce, washed
- 1 avocado, peeled and chopped
- 12 cooked king prawns
- 125ml (1/2 cup) Marie Rose sauce
- Paprika, for sprinkling
- Dill, for garnishing
Instructions
- Arrange the lettuce on respective plates, then top with avocado.
- Place the prawns on the salad and add dollops of sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with paprika and garnish with dill.
Notes
- Use lettuce of your choice.
- Add more prawns, avocado and lettuce to turn the salad a main course.
- Use as much sauce as you like!
- For something offbeat, you can create a Prawn Cocktail platter, as we did in the photos. Use 1 butter lettuce to form the base on the serving platter. Quarter 1 gem lettuce and arrange randomly on the butter lettuce. Peel and thinly slice 1 avocado and arrange on top. Mix the (12 or more!) peeled king prawns with (125ml / ½ cup or more!) Marie Rose sauce and tip over the salad. Thinly slice 4 spring onions and sprinkle over. Finish off with wedges of lemon, smoked paprika (or cayenne pepper).
- Add shell-on 3 or 4 crevettes for extra flair.
- If you desire tomatoes or other salad vegetables, feel free to add and experiment.
- If you're having trouble finding an avocado for this recipe, why not experiment with one of these avocado substitutes?
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Starter
- Method: Stir
- Cuisine: British