Name: Serve-yourself prawn cocktail
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 slice pancetta; 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated; 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 avocado, seeded, peeled, thinly sliced; 1/2 bunch watercress; 2 radish, finely sliced; 750 gram cooked king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails on; lemon wedges to serve; Sauce; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1/2 cup natural yoghurt; 2 tablespoon tomato sauce; juice of 1 lemon; 2 teaspoon horseradish cream

Serve-yourself prawn cocktail

This clever prawn cocktail recipe creates a rustic, serve-yourself-style meal that's perfect for fuss-free summer entertaining

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Ingredients

4 slice pancetta

1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated

1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved

1 avocado, seeded, peeled, thinly sliced

1/2 bunch watercress

2 radish, finely sliced

750 gram cooked king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails on

lemon wedges to serve

Sauce

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup natural yoghurt

2 tablespoon tomato sauce

juice of 1 lemon

2 teaspoon horseradish cream

Method

Serve-yourself prawn cocktail

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2.Place pancetta in a single layer on tray. Bake for 8-10 minutes until crisp.

3.On a large platter, arrange lettuce leaves cup-side up. Top each leaf with cherry tomatoes, avocado, watercress and radish slices.

4.Top with prawns and break over pancetta. Drizzle with sauce and season to taste. Accompany with lemon wedges.

Sauce

5.In a bowl, whisk all the ingredients together. Season to taste.

If preferred, you can build prawn cocktails in individual dishes or small cocktail glasses.

Note

Jennene Plummer

Ingredients

Method

Serve-yourself prawn cocktail

Sauce

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