Prawn Cocktail

Name: Prawn Cocktail
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: salt and pepper; about 60 ml (2 fl oz) mayonnaise; 300 g (10 ½ oz) cooked prawns or shrimps, shells removed; 1 tablespoon lime juice or lemon juice; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium-sized, ripe avocados, peeled and stones removed; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; 1 nashi, cored but unpeeled

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

This strangely likeable entrée has earned a warm welcome back into kitchens in the last few years. Here’s my version of a classic. Great served with crunchy toast. Nashi is also known as Asian pear — if you can’t find one, replace with a good crunchy pear.

Ingredients

2 medium-sized, ripe avocados, peeled and stones removed
1 nashi, cored but unpeeled
2 tablespoons chopped

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut avocado and nashi into ½ cm (¼ in) cubes and mix with parsley, oil and juice. Season with salt and pepper. Sit a biscuit cutter in the centre of a plate and gently press