Prawn Cocktail with Lemon Dressing Recipe
Prawn cocktail has stuck around for a reason – it's still the ideal light starter for so many occasions. This version from James Knappett is extra lemony and refreshing thanks to the addition of lemon dressing and chunks of finely diced lemon.
Ingredients
- 0.063oz of lemon zest, microplaned
- ⅔oz of rapeseed oil
- ⅛oz of lemon juice
- 1pinch of salt
- ¼tsp Chardonnay vinegar
- 1 ½oz of tomato ketchup
- 1 ½oz of mayonnaise
- ⅛oz of brandy
- ⅛oz of Worcestershire sauce
- ¼tsp Tabasco
- 16large prawns, cooked
- 1pinch of Espelette pepper
- 4 ¼oz of iceberg lettuce, shredded
- ¼oz of mixed herb salad, such as tarragon, chervil, chives, curly endive, frisée
- 1lemon, supremed and diced
- 4lemon wedges
Instructions
Step 1
Blend all the lemon dressing ingredients together with a hand blender | Ingredients: 1/16 oz of lemon zest, microplaned , 2/3 oz of rapeseed oil , 1/8 oz of lemon juice , 1 pinch of salt , 1/4 tsp Chardonnay vinegarStep 2
Whisk all of the Marie Rose ingredients together in a bowl | Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz of tomato ketchup , 1 1/2 oz of mayonnaise , 1/8 oz of brandy , 1/8 oz of Worcestershire sauce , 1/4 tsp TabascoStep 3
Mix the iceberg lettuce with 20g lemon dressing and then adjust seasoning to taste | Ingredients: 4 1/4 oz of iceberg lettuce, shreddedStep 4
In a separate bowl, dress the prawns with 80g Marie Rose and check for seasoning | Ingredients: 16 large prawns, cookedStep 5
Next, begin building your prawn cocktail by filling the bottom of a glass with the iceberg mix and lay over the prawns. If needed, dress with extra Marie Rose dressing on topStep 6
Sprinkle with the Espelette pepper | Ingredients: 1 pinch of Espelette pepperStep 7
For the topping, mix the frisée with the mixed herbs, diced lemon and a touch of the lemon dressing. Form your desired shape and lay gently on top of the prawns | Ingredients: 1/4 oz of mixed herb salad, such as tarragon, chervil, chives, curly endive, frisée , 1 lemon, supremed and dicedStep 8
Place the glass carefully on top of a small plate with a doily, and add the lemon wedge on the side | Ingredients: 4 lemon wedges