The Finest Prawn Cocktail in the World

Name: The Finest Prawn Cocktail in the World
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: Pink sauce; 4 fronds fennel for decoration; 36 langoustines or freshwater crayfish or large prawns, freshly cooked, peeled and cold (saving 4 for garnish) – not frozen prawns; 36 langoustines or freshwater crayfish or large prawns, freshly cooked, peeled and cold (saving 4 for garnish) – not frozen prawns; 1 oz (25 g) fresh, young, small dandelion leaves; 2 oz (50 g) red lettuce (radicchio); 12 freshly cooked, cold asparagus spears; 12 oz (350 g) cold, very fine French beans, cooked al dente (firm to the bite); 36 langoustines or freshwater crayfish or large prawns, freshly cooked, peeled and cold (saving 4 for garnish) – not frozen prawns; 36 langoustines or freshwater crayfish or large prawns, freshly cooked, peeled and cold (saving 4 for garnish) – not frozen prawns

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on Fish

By Keith Floyd

Published 1985

About

Ingredients

2 oz (50 g) red lettuce (radicchio)
1 oz (25

Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Arrange the lettuce and dandelion leaves in a small mound on large white plates. Divide the fish, beans, and asparagus elegantly among the four plates. Coat with the pink sauce and decorate with a whole langoustine and a frond of fennel.