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Prawn cocktail platter
Why limit the classic prawn cocktail to a tiny glass when you can have an entire platter. It's just like the original, only bigger and better.
- 40 mins preparation
- Serves 20
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Ingredients
- 2 medium lemons (280g)
- ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup finely chipped fresh chives
- 3 kg cooked large prawns
- 3 radicchio (900g) or 3 small iceberg lettuce, trimmed
- 5 medium avocados (1.25kg), each cut lengthways into 6 wedges
- ½ cup fresh micro herbs or micro salad
Cocktail sauce
- 1 cup (250ml) crème fraîche
- ¼ teaspoon Tabasco
- ½ teaspoon sweet paprika
- ⅔ cup (200g) whole-egg mayonnaise
- 1½ teaspoons tomato sauce
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Method
- 1Using a zesting tool, remove rind from lemons. (Alternatively, peel lemon thinly avoiding white pith then cut into strips.) Juice lemons; you will need 1/2 cup (125ml) lemon juice.
- 2Combine strips of rind, juice, oil and half the chives in a small jug. Season.
- 3Make cocktail sauce.
- 4Shell and devein prawns, leaving tails intact.
- 5Separate radicchio leaves, then arrange on a large platter; drizzle with a little of the lemon dressing.
- 6Combine prawns, avocado wedges and remaining lemon dressing; spoon prawn mixture onto radicchio, sprinkle with remaining chives and micro herbs. Serve with cocktail sauce.
Cocktail sauce
- 7Combine ingredients in a small bowl, thinning with a little cold water if necessary. Cover; refrigerate until needed. (Makes 2 cups)
