Prawn Cocktail

Sweet cooked prawns in a tangy Marie Rose sauce on crisp lettuce, served with buttered brown bread.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min
Total: 20 minutes
Vegetarian
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Nuts
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Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 300g cooked peeled prawns
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Few drops of Tabasco
  • 2 little gem lettuces, shredded
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 4 slices brown bread, buttered
  • Lemon wedges, to serve
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice and Tabasco to make the Marie Rose sauce. Season to taste.

  2. Pat the prawns dry and fold them gently into the sauce.

  3. Divide the shredded lettuce between four glasses or small bowls.

  4. Spoon the prawns and sauce over the lettuce and dust with paprika.

  5. Cut the buttered bread into triangles. Serve with lemon wedges.