Prawn cocktail with lemon aspen mayonnaise

Give your guests a little surprise with an Aussie spin on this retro classic by adding some lemon aspen, an indigenous local ingredient. The lemon aspen is added as a syrup into the prawn cocktail sauce, bringing its unique touch of citrus, eucalypt and menthol flavours.

Prawn cocktail with lemon aspen mayonnaise Credit: Kitti Gould

• serves

  4

• prep

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 20 cooked extra-large king prawns, peeled, intestinal tracts removed, tails intact
• 2 baby gem lettuces, 1 finely shredded, 1 cut into thin wedges
• ½ avocado, halved and sliced crossways
• ½ bunch chives, finely chopped
• ½ lemon, cut into 4 wedges

Cocktail sauce

• 185 g (¾ cup) kewpie mayonnaise
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 small French shallot, very finely chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce
• 6 drops Tabasco sauce, or to taste
• 1 tbsp lemon aspen syrup (see note)
• salt flakes and ground white pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. For the cocktail sauce, place all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk until well combined.
2. Reserve 12 prawns for garnish and coarsely chop the remaining 8 prawns.
3. To assemble, place a lettuce wedge into each serving glass, then place 1-2 slices of avocado on the base.
4. Combine the shredded lettuce, chopped prawns and cocktail sauce in a bowl, then season to taste. Divide the mixture among glasses. Arrange the whole prawns so they hang over the edge of the glasses. Sprinkle with chives and serve with lemon wedges.

Note

• Lemon Aspen is an indigenous Australian fruit with a citrus flavour, underpinned by notes of eucalypt and menthol. The syrup is available from specialist grocers or online.

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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