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Thousand island dressing with prawns

Damn‌ ‌right‌ I‌ ‌love‌ ‌a‌ ‌prawn‌ ‌cocktail! And‌ ‌yes,‌ ‌it’s‌ ‌meant‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌retro,‌ ‌and‌ ‌yes,‌ ‌it’s‌ ‌meant‌ ‌to‌ ‌be‌ ‌a‌ ‌little‌ ‌bit‌ ‌trashy.‌

Thousand island dressing with cooked prawns

Credit: Adam Liaw

  • serves

    2

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

2

people

preparation

10

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 6–8 extra large cooked tiger prawns, peeled with tails left intact
Thousand island dressing
  • 250 g‌ ‌Kewpie‌ ‌mayo‌ ‌
  • 1‌ ‌tsp‌ Sriracha chilli sauce‌ ‌
  • 2‌ ‌tbsp ‌tomato‌ ‌paste‌ ‌
  • ¼‌ ‌tsp‌ ‌salt‌ ‌
  • 1‌ ‌tsp‌ ‌white‌ ‌vinegar‌ ‌
  • 1‌ ‌tsp‌ ‌Worcestershire‌ ‌sauce‌ ‌
To serve 
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced chilli and lemon slices

Instructions

  1. For the dressing, mix‌ ‌all‌ ‌the‌ ‌‌ingredients‌ ‌in‌ ‌a ‌bowl and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
  2. Place‌ ‌a‌ ‌pinch‌ ‌of‌ ‌lettuce‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌bottom‌ ‌of‌ ‌2 large‌ ‌martini‌ ‌glasses or serving bowls.‌ ‌Top‌ ‌with‌ ‌a good dollop of the thousand island dressing and‌ ‌a prawn. Repeat ‌ ‌in‌ ‌layers ‌until‌ ‌the‌ ‌glass‌ ‌is‌ ‌full‌. Finish with the chilli and a slice of lemon.
 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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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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