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Classic Prawn Cocktails

No Christmas is complete without this classic starter! - by Kim Meredith
  • 22 Nov 2018
Classic Prawn Cocktails
Prep: 50 Minutes - Easy - Serves 8
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These prawn cocktails - with our signature cocktail sauce! - will be a new favourite! 

Ingredients

1.8kg cooked medium king prawns, peeled, deveined

2 baby cos lettuce trimmed, finely shredded

2 Lebanese cucumbers, trimmed, finely chopped

2 vine-ripened tomatoes, deseeded, finely chopped

2 avocados, peeled, sliced

Lemon wedges, to serve

SEAFOOD SAUCE

¾ cup light sour cream

½ cup tomato sauce

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons horseradish cream

3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Method

  1. To make sauce, whisk all ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. Season with salt and ground white pepper. 

  2. Toss prawns with half the sauce in a large bowl. 

  3. To assemble, divide half the prawns evenly among eight serving glasses (11/4-cup capacity). Top with lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the remaining sauce over salad. Top with avocados and remaining prawns. 

  4. Serve with lemon wedges. 

     

    TIP! Seafood sauce makes 1½ cups. It can be made up to two days ahead. Keep, covered, in the fridge. Cos lettuce can be replaced with iceberg lettuce, if preferred. 

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Kim Meredith
Kim Meredith is a contributor to New Idea Food.

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