Curried Prawns
These delicious curried prawns make a starter with a difference or a tasty festive treat.
Ingredients
For the dressing
4 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp salad cream (optional)
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
Worcestershire sauce to taste
For the prawn cocktail:
Roughly 900g/2lb mixed cooked (a mixture of large and small will give the best taste/texture)
½ Iceberg lettuce, shredded as finely as you can get it
Cucumber, finely chopped
Bunch of spring onions, finely chopped
5 medium sized eggs
Mayonnaise
Curry powder
To garnish:
½ lime or lemon, cut into wedges
small handful of fresh chopped herbs, coriander is good (optional)
Whole unpeeled prawns (optional)
½ red chilli de-seeded and finely chopped
Preparation
- Place all of the dressing ingredients into a bowl and mix until combined store in the fridge until ready to serve.
- Put eggs in a pan of cold water, bring to boil and simmer for six minutes.
- Shell and chop the eggs, add the mayonnaise and a couple of spoons of curry powder to taste.
- Place shredded lettuce in bowls, top with cucumber, spring onion, curried egg, prawns and a good dollop of dressing.
- Garnish with a slice of lime, lemon, coriander leaves red chilli or whatever else you fancy.