Classic Prawn Cocktail

Name: Classic Prawn Cocktail
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 400 g Mozambican prawns (Deveined and cooked, peel removed, but leave the little tip on for presentation); 2 small gem lettuces (trimmed); 1 avocado (diced); salt and black pepper (to taste); ⅓ cup mayonnaise; 3 Tbsp Pesto Princess sundried tomato pesto; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 tsp creamed horseradish; Tobasco sauce (to taste); squeeze lemon juice; paprika (for dusting); snipped chives (for garnish)

Course: Appetizer, Light Meal

Cuisine: Seafood

Keyword: prawns

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 5

Total Time: 35

Servings:

I whipped up this classic prawn cocktail on Christmas Day last year and it was a huge hit. Bit of a mission to prepare the prawns, but otherwise super easy and delicious.

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Ingredients

400 g Mozambican prawns Deveined and cooked, peel removed, but leave the little tip on for presentation
2 small gem lettuces trimmed
1 avocado diced
salt and black pepper to taste
⅓ cup mayonnaise
3 Tbsp Pesto Princess sundried tomato pesto
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp creamed horseradish
Tobasco sauce to taste
squeeze lemon juice
paprika for dusting
snipped chives for garnish

Instructions

Break the lettuce into individual leaves and arrange evenly between 4 glass bowls (I used cocktail glasses). Top with the avocado and prawns and season with some salt and pepper.
To make the sauce, mix together the mayonnaise, sundried tomato pesto, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish and Tabasco. Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, then spoon over the prawns.
Dust with a little paprika and sprinkle with chives.

Classic Prawn Cocktail