Shellfish Cocktail

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Times Cookery Book

By Katie Stewart

Published 1974

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Ingredients

  • 8–12 oz (225–350 g) prepared prawns, crabmeat or lobster flesh
  • 6 crisp

Method

Thaw shellfish if necessary. Wash the lettuce leaves, choosing six large crisp leaves, and shred finely – easiest way is to roll up the leaves together then shred across. Put the shredded lettuce along with a sprinkling of water in a polythene bag and place in the refrigerator. Combine all the ingredients together for the cocktail sauce, making, sure enough lemon juice is added to sharpen the f