Retro prawn salad
9/4/2012
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Who doesn’t love an old fashioned prawn salad? You can buy aioli and mayonnaise at your local supermarket and frozen prawns are much more affordable these days.
Ingredients
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| 25 g | Butter |
| 2 cloves | Garlic |
| 32 | Raw prawns |
| 1 tsp | Lemon pepper |
| 1 tsp | Celery salt |
| 2 tsp | Mayonnaise |
| 2 tsp | Aioli |
| ½ cup | Telegraph cucumber |
| 8 | Cos lettuce leaves |
| 1 | Avocado |
| 1 | Spring onion |
| 1 | Lemon |
Directions
- Melt butter over a medium heat, add chopped garlic and saute for 1 minute.
- Add prawns (tails on and defrosted), lemon pepper and celery salt. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, remove from heat and cool in a bowl on the bench.
- Add good quality mayonnaise, aioli and telegraph cucumber, chopped and with skin on to prawns. Chill for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve with cos lettuce and chopped avocado. Garnish with finely chopped spring onion and a lemon wedge.
Cook's tip: Take care not to overdo the prawns – they need very little cooking.
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