Prawn Cocktail

Ingredients

• 300g large frozen prawns
• A handful of lettuce (any kind will do)
• About 8cm of cucumber
• For the ‘Mary Rose’ sauce
• 60g mayonnaise
• 20g ketchup
• 5g horseradish
• 1g salt
• 2g lemon juice
• Optionally
• A small handful of thyme flowers
• A few pansy flowers

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: n/a
Serves: 3

Method

1. Defrost the prawns by placing them into a fine seive and run them under cold water until the ice has melted, about 1 minute. Place them onto 2 sheets of kitchen paper on a plate. Using two more sheets of kitchen paper on top, gently press down on the prawns to squeeze out most of the liquid.
2. Place all of the sauce ingredients into a bowl and stir them together.
3. Arrange the salad leaves (we used Lollo Rossa) on the plate. Cut the cucumber into strips using a vegetable peeler and sprinkle the strips over the lettuce. Then place on the prawns.
4. Spoon the sauce on top of the prawns and dust it with a touch of paprika. Then garnished the plate with the fresh pansy and thyme flowers (they are both edible) and serve. If you want to be traditional about it, you can serve it with slices of buttered brown bread.

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Useful Information

Can it be frozen? No
Can it be prepared in advance? Only the sauce, 3 days in advance
Will leftovers be nice? No

Notes