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Four prawn cocktails in glass bowls with crevettes on top of each glass and a lemon slice
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Prawn Cocktail Recipe

Looking for a delicious, quick and easy way to impress your guests?
This prawn cocktail starter recipe is perfect! With little prep time, you can have this dish ready in no time. Plus, it's nutritious and sure to please everyone!
King prawns in a marie rose sauce, served on a bed of salad, with tomatoes and lemon.
Serves 4 people as a starter, or you can serve between 2 for a lunch or light dinner.
Or make smaller portions to serve as an appetizer or party food.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Starter
Cuisine: British
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Yield: 4 Servings
Calories: 56kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Ingredients

  • 300 grams Cooked King Prawn
  • 1 Bag Lettuce Leaves Your choice
  • 8 Cherry Tomatoes
  • ½ Lemon cut into slices to serve

Marie Rose Sauce (can use shop bought Seafood Sauce instead)

  • 230 ml Mayonnaise
  • 60 ml Tomato Ketchup
  • ½ Lemon (juice only)
  • 1 big pinch Paprika or Cayenne Sweet or Spicy
  • Few Splashes Worcestershire Sauce
  • Salt
  • Black Pepper

Optional

  • Cognac / Brandy
  • 4 large Crevettes (whole unpeeled prawns)

Instructions

  • Mix mayonnaise with ketchup.
    230 ml Mayonnaise, 60 ml Tomato Ketchup
    A black bowl filled with mayonnaise and tomato ketchup on top
  • Squeeze juice from ½ a lemon.
    ½ Lemon
    Squeezing lemon juice from a lemon into the Marie rose sauce
  • Add salt & black pepper, Worcestershire sauce
    Paprika, if you like it sweet
    or
    Cayenne pepper, if you like it spicy.
    Optional extra- splash of Cognac
    1 big pinch Paprika or Cayenne, Few Splashes Worcestershire Sauce, Salt, Black Pepper, Cognac / Brandy
    Salt, pepper and paprika added to prawn cocktail sauce
  • Mix until well combined.
    Stirring our prawn cocktail sauce together with a spoon
  • Place salad leaves into four serving glasses, and add a layer of the Marie rose sauce around the edge.
    1 Bag Lettuce Leaves
    Three glass bowls filled with salad and cocktail sauce being drizzled around the edges of the glass with a spoon
  • Repeat with another layer of lettuce leaves and sauce, finishing with more lettuce leaves.
    Placing lettuce leaves into a glass bowl by hand
  • Add the prawns into the remaining sauce, and stir until well coated.
    300 grams Cooked King Prawn
    King prawns added to the Marie rose sauce in a black bowl
  • Spoon prawn cocktail mixture evenly between the 4 serving dishes.
    Placing prawns covered in cocktail sauce on top of lettuce leaves in a glass bowl
  • Garnish with 2 cherry tomatoes each and a slice of lemon.
    8 Cherry Tomatoes, ½ Lemon
    Putting a lemon slice on the edge of the prawn cocktail glass by hand
  • Finish with a sprinkle of paprika on top.
    1 big pinch Paprika or Cayenne
    Four Prawn Cocktail starters served in glass bowls on a wooden table
  • Optional: For a fancier presentation, include an unpeeled large prawn (crevette) on top.
    4 large Crevettes (whole unpeeled prawns)
    Four starters of prawn cocktails in glass bowls sprinkled in paprika and a crevette in each glass on top hanging over the glass

Video

Notes

Nutrition has been calculated using low-fat mayonnaise.

Nutrition

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 362mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 245IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg