Prep Time:15 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Christmas classic prawn cocktail
Serves:4 Adults
This recipe is perfect for a Christmas dinner starter to wow your guests.
Ingredients
For the prawns
- 200g / 7 oz. cooked prawns or shrimps
- ½ tablespoon of olive oil
- ½ tablespoon of lemon juice
For the Marie Rose sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 20ml / 0.7 fl oz. brandy
- 60g / 2 oz. low fat mayonnaise
- 60g / 2 oz. low fat crème fraiche
- 30g / 1 oz. tomato ketchup
- Pinch of Cayenne pepper
- Pinch of salt (optional)
For the salad
- 1 cucumber
- 12 cherry tomatoes
- 4 spring onions
- 2 heads baby gem lettuce
- 3 sprigs mint
- 2 lemons
Method
To prepare the prawns
- Defrost the cooked prawns by placing them in a colander in a bowl in the fridge
- When defrosted place on some kitchen paper to remove excess water
- Put the prawns in a bowl and dress with half a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and half a tablespoon of lemon juice
To make the Marie Rose sauce
- In a clean bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk
- Season with cayenne pepper and a pinch salt (optional)
To make the salad garnish
- Peel, de-seed and dice the cucumber
- Quarter the cherry tomatoes
- Finely dice the spring onion
- Finely chop 1 baby gem, and cut the other one in quarters
- Place the lettuce in a clean mixing bowl. Add the chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes and spring onions
- Garnish with chopped mint and a squeeze of lemon
What you will need
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Mixing bowl
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
Dress in a large martini glass by building the dish up, start with the salad then add the prawns and nice big dollop of the Marie Rose sauce on top
