Christmas Recipes > Prawn Cocktail

How to make prawn cocktail:
A popular 1970's starter that still has a place on the festive table and makes a simple yet tasty addition to the Christmas meal.



Ingredients

for four servings (or make the cocktails as large or as small as you wish)
1 1/2 pints prawns
a really good mayonnaise
tomato puree
lettuce heart
lemon slices
chopped parsley
a little cayenne pepper
black pepper
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Defrost or peel the prawns (if fresh).
- Add enough tomato puree to the mayonnaise to colour it deep pink.
- Stir the prawns into this mixture and season with a little freshly ground black pepper.
- Wash and shred the lettuce and divide it between four attractive dishes or scallop shells.
- Spoon the prawn and mayonnaise mix equally onto the lettuce.
- Drop a little chopped parsley onto each and a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper.
- Take four slices of lemon and cut half way across the diameter of each.
- Twist one cut half backwards and one forwards.
- Place one lemon twist on top of each prawn cocktail.
- Serve with thin brown bread and butter.
- The prawn and mayonnaise mixture can also be used to fill half an avocado pear to make another good hors d'oeuvre.




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