Prawn and avocado salad recipe

A straight-forward and traditional recipe for a delicious Christmas starter

Ingredients

For the sauce:

• 4 level tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• Finely zested rind 1 lemon
• Dash of Tabasco sauce
• Salt and ground black pepper

For the prawns:

• Juice of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 2 avocados, stoned, peeled and sliced
• 300g packet of cooked and peeled king prawns

Method

1. To make the sauce: Mix together the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon rind and Tabasco sauce with the seasoning.
2. Pour lemon juice into a bowl and mix in olive oil and dill, then add avocado and stir to coat in the dressing. Stir in prawns
3. To serve: Spoon some of the prawn and avocado mixture on to each plate, arrange a few lambs’ lettuce leaves on top, and then spoon on some of the sauce
4. Garnish with lemon slices and sprigs of dill, and then grind black pepper over the top
5. Serve immediately