The ultimate makeover: Prawn cocktail

The ultimate makeover: Prawn cocktail is a dairy free hor d'oeuvre. This recipe serves 4 and costs $1.11 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 751 calories. If you have brandy, tomato ketchup, avocado, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. 58 people have tried and liked this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. It is brought to you by BBC Good Food. With a spoonacular score of 89%, this dish is spectacular. The ultimate makeover: Lasagne, The ultimate makeover: Burgers, and The ultimate makeover: Moussaka are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 35 minutes

 

Ingredients:

650g prawns in their shells, cooked (to give 200g 8oz cooked, peeled prawns)

2 tbsp lime juice

100g 4oz cucumber

1 tbsp white wine vinegar

1 tbsp snipped dill

1 small ripe avocado

50g watercress

pinch cayenne pepper, for sprinkling

2 tbsp mayonnaise

1½ tbsp tomato ketchup

1 tablespoon Tabasco sauce

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp brandy

5 tbsp fromage frais

Equipment:

sieve

Cooking instruction summary:

Peel the prawns. Rinse them in a large sieve under a cold tap, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Lay the prawns in a shallow dish and squeeze over 1 tbsp of the lime juice, then add a twist of pepper. Set aside. Chop the cucumber into small dice and tip into a dish. Spoon over the vinegar, scatter over the dill and a grating of pepper, then set aside. Halve, stone and peel the avocado, then chop into small dice. Spoon over the rest of the lime juice and toss together gently with a twist of pepper. For the sauce, mix together the mayonnaise, fromage frais and ketchup. Stir in the Tabasco, Worcestershire and brandy with a twist of pepper. To serve, put a small spoonful of the sauce into the bottom of each cocktail glass. Very coarsely chop most of the watercress, leaving a few sprigs whole. Lay the chopped watercress on top of the sauce. Drain the cucumber well, then spoon it over the watercress with the avocado. Pile over the prawns, then spoon over the rest of the sauce. Tuck in the sprigs of watercress and serve with a sprinkling of cayenne.

 

Step by step:


1. Peel the prawns. Rinse them in a large sieve under a cold tap, then pat dry with kitchen paper. Lay the prawns in a shallow dish and squeeze over 1 tbsp of the lime juice, then add a twist of pepper. Set aside.

2. Chop the cucumber into small dice and tip into a dish. Spoon over the vinegar, scatter over the dill and a grating of pepper, then set aside. Halve, stone and peel the avocado, then chop into small dice. Spoon over the rest of the lime juice and toss together gently with a twist of pepper.

3. For the sauce, mix together the mayonnaise, fromage frais and ketchup. Stir in the Tabasco, Worcestershire and brandy with a twist of pepper.

4. To serve, put a small spoonful of the sauce into the bottom of each cocktail glass. Very coarsely chop most of the watercress, leaving a few sprigs whole. Lay the chopped watercress on top of the sauce.

5. Drain the cucumber well, then spoon it over the watercress with the avocado. Pile over the prawns, then spoon over the rest of the sauce. Tuck in the sprigs of watercress and serve with a sprinkling of cayenne.


Nutrition Information:

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750k Calories
22g Protein
15g Total Fat
129g Carbs
27% Health Score
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Calories
750k
38%

Fat
15g
23%

  Saturated Fat
2g
15%

Carbohydrates
129g
43%

  Sugar
7g
8%

Cholesterol
2mg
1%

Sodium
248mg
11%

Alcohol
0.42g
2%

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Protein
22g
46%

Selenium
103µg
148%

Manganese
1mg
81%

Vitamin K
55µg
53%

Fiber
8g
35%

Phosphorus
353mg
35%

Copper
0.61mg
31%

Magnesium
108mg
27%

Potassium
752mg
22%

Vitamin B6
0.41mg
20%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Folate
76µg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
19%

Zinc
2mg
18%

Iron
2mg
15%

Vitamin B5
1mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.21mg
14%

Vitamin B2
0.21mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin A
557IU
11%

Calcium
66mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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