Langoustines with wild garlic mayonnaise

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Changing Tides: A Cookbook

By Roberta Hall McCarron

Published 2024

  • About

I make this bright green mayo with wild garlic oil. However, if you’re pushed for time you can blitz blanched wild garlic leaves with shop-bought or home-made mayo and it will still be delicious.

Ingredients

  • 12 large live langoustines
  • 1 tbsp salt

Method

Using a tea towel to hold the langoustine steady, carefully pierce each one in the head with the tip of a small, sharp knife, making sure you go all the way through.

Fill a large, deep pot with water and bring to a rapid boil, then add the salt. Blanch the langoustines, six at a time, for 30 seconds then lift them out of the water and let them cool down to room temperature. If you’re co