Yields1 Serving
Prawn Cocktail Cups
 6 Little Gem lettuce hearts
 400 g cooked, peeled prawns
 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 4 tbsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
 mustard and cress, to serve
For the marie rose sauce
 100 g mayonnaise
 25 g tomato ketchup
 Tabasco sauce
1

To make the Marie Rose sauce, blend the mayonnaise with the ketchup and a couple of shakes of Tabasco in a bowl.

2

Trim the bases of the lettuce hearts, discard the outer leaves and separate the leaves – they need to be about 10cm long and you want about 24 in total. Reserve the tiny hearts for another salad.

3

Wash the prawns and pat dry between double layers of kitchen paper. Toss in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and a little seasoning.

4

Lay the leaves out on serving plates, cup-side up. Drop several prawns into each. Dollop ½ tsp sauce on top, then scatter over some mustard and cress.

5

These can be prepared 1 hr in advance, in which case cover with cling film and set aside in a cool place.

Ingredients

Prawn Cocktail Cups
 6 Little Gem lettuce hearts
 400 g cooked, peeled prawns
 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
 2 tbsp lemon juice
 4 tbsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
 mustard and cress, to serve
For the marie rose sauce
 100 g mayonnaise
 25 g tomato ketchup
 Tabasco sauce

Directions

1

To make the Marie Rose sauce, blend the mayonnaise with the ketchup and a couple of shakes of Tabasco in a bowl.

2

Trim the bases of the lettuce hearts, discard the outer leaves and separate the leaves – they need to be about 10cm long and you want about 24 in total. Reserve the tiny hearts for another salad.

3

Wash the prawns and pat dry between double layers of kitchen paper. Toss in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and a little seasoning.

4

Lay the leaves out on serving plates, cup-side up. Drop several prawns into each. Dollop ½ tsp sauce on top, then scatter over some mustard and cress.

5

These can be prepared 1 hr in advance, in which case cover with cling film and set aside in a cool place.

1. Prawn Cocktail Cups
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