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Prawn cocktail

Classics never fade, but there’s nothing wrong with adding a crispy chorizo twist on top! - by Karen Martini
  • 28 Jul 2022
Prawn cocktail
Marian Oliphant
Prep: 20 Minutes - Cook: 15 Minutes - Serves 10
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It's a twist on the classic dinner party staple. BHG's Karen Martini has added chorizo to this starter for a spicy and salty flavour element.

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Ingredients

• 2 fresh chorizo sausages

• 1 iceberg lettuce

• 15 cooked prawns, peeled, tails on and split down the middle lengthways

• 2 avocado, finely diced

• ½ bunch coriander, leaves picked, to garnish

 

Cocktail salsa

• 200ml mayonnaise

• 200ml thick plain yoghurt

• 1½ tsp smoked paprika

• 100ml jalapeño sauce

• Juice of 1 lemon or lime

• Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

Method

  1. To make cocktail salsa, stir all ingredients in a large bowl to combine. Season. Set aside.

  2. Remove casings from sausages and discard. Heat a large frying pan over high heat and cook sausage meat, breaking it up as it cooks, until crisp and crumbly.

  3. Separate lettuce leaves without breaking them to get 10 whole lettuce cups. Finely shred any remaining leaves to get 1 cup of shredded lettuce.

  4. To assemble dish, divide shredded lettuce among lettuce cups. Top with prawns and avocado. Sprinkle over crispy chorizo, then spoon over a generous amount of cocktail salsa. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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Karen Martini
Karen Martini
Melbourne chef, restaurateur and food writer Karen Martini has been cooking professionally for more than 20 years. A passionate ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Research, Karen aims to build the awareness of the silent killer that is often misdiagnosed.

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