Prawn Cocktail

• serves 2

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Ingredients

8 large King prawns peeled
1 small cucumber peeled in to thin strips & soaked in salted water
1/2 avocado cut into chunks
1/4 of iceberg lettuce finely sliced
3 tbsp of olive oil & 1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 lemon cut in wedges
A splash of tabasco sauce
A splash of Worcestershire sauce
A dusting of cayenne pepper
Salt & freshly ground black pepper


Dressing

1 free range or organic egg yolk
The juice of 1/2 a lemon
1/2 tsp of French mustard
100ml hazelnut oil
200ml olive oil
1 tbsp Heinz Ketchup
1 splash of Tabasco sauce

Method

1. To make the dressing: Place the egg yolk, lemon juice & mustard into a bowl, season with salt & pepper, start to slowly whisk in the olive oil & the hazelnut oil to form a mayonnaise, add the ketchup & the Tabasco sauce & thin down with a little hot water if necessary.

2. To serve: Add prawns to mayonnaise dressing. Dress the other ingredients with the olive oil & lemon mix, season with salt & freshly ground black pepper, place in a glass & drizzle with the mayonnaise, sprinkle with cayenne pepper & serve with lemon wedges.

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