Prawn cocktail platter

Name: Prawn cocktail platter
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 small romaine lettuce; 3 tbsp homemade or good-quality mayonnaise; 3 tbsp tomato ketchup; ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce; ½ tsp sriracha; 1 lemon, cut into wedges or slices; 2 pinches smoked paprika; 1 large avocado; 12 large cooked prawns; ¼ bunch dill

By: Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

Published: 7 Jun 24
Updated: 16 Sep 24

Test kitchen approved

What’s better than classic prawn cocktail? A prawn cocktail platter for sharing! This recipe has stood the test of time for a reason – but the sauce can be a strangely sweet, claggy affair. Here, a proper marie rose dip made with homemade mayonnaise, quality prawns and crisp lettuce for dipping make the ultimate al fresco dish.

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Serves 4
Hands-on time 15 min

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Ingredients

1 small romaine lettuce
3 tbsp homemade or good-quality mayonnaise
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp sriracha
1 lemon, cut into wedges or slices
2 pinches smoked paprika
1 large avocado
12 large cooked prawns
¼ bunch dill

Method

Trim the root from the lettuce. Separate the leaves into a large bowl of iced water to crisp up.
Make a marie rose sauce by mixing the mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and sriracha in a bowl. Squeeze in a little lemon juice from a lemon slice and season with a pinch each of smoked paprika, salt and pepper. Put in a dipping bowl and sprinkle with another pinch of smoked paprika.
Peel and stone the avocado, then slice. Arrange on a platter with the sauce, patted-dry lettuce leaves, prawns, lemon slices and dill.

Recipe from June 2024 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 234kcals
Fat: 20g (2.6g saturated)
Protein: 5.8g
Carbohydrates: 6.3g (5.6g sugars)
Fibre: 1.7g
Salt: 0.6g

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