Delicious (& deconstructed) spicy prawn cocktails in lettuce cups – The Brown Paper Bag

Delightful (& deconstructed) spicy prawn cocktails in lettuce cups

An outstanding, straightforward, new, delectable and nutritious dish to provide to your close friends and family as appetizers, or chop up the lettuce and make it into 1 huge prawn cocktail-esque salad.

Uncover the comprehensive recipe below…

DECONSTRUCTED SPICY PRAWN COCKTAIL IN LETTUCE CUPS 

PREP TIME: 10 MIN

Serves 4

Gluten absolutely free : Dairy Free of charge

1 tbsp added virgin olive oil

200g tomato passata

zest and juice of 1 lemon + more wedges for serving

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

1 tsp tabasco sauce (or to taste)

200g cherry tomatoes, halved

1 stalk celery, thinly sliced

1 lebanese cucumber, diced modest

1 substantial avocado, diced

2 tbsp cornichons, thinly sliced

2 newborn cos lettuce, leaves divided*

16 massive cooked tiger prawns, peeled

Optional: Sliced chilli, herbs this sort of as chives or parsley, to serve

In a medium bowl, combine the oil, passata, lemon zest and juice, worcestershire and tabasco, stir well and period to taste. Toss the tomatoes, celery, cucumber, avocado and cornichons together and year with salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. Lay the child cos leaves on the board or platter, drizzle some of the spicy tomato sauce into the base of every single, top rated with some of the tomato avo salad mixture, adopted by a prawn each. Drizzle with some supplemental sauce, squeeze with lemon juice, give it a excellent grind of black pepper and sprinkle with herbs if wanted. Take pleasure in!

Want something Extra?

+ test chargrilling raw prawns on the bbq

+increase 1/4 wasabi to the tomato sauce for a genuine kicker!

+ incorporate a spoonful of greek yoghurt to the tomato sauce for a additional creamy solution

*Use the larger sized leaves for the cups, reserve the gorgeous hearts of the lettuce for a further salad!