Ready in under 5 minutes, this classic king prawn cocktail recipe is easy to prepare and is ideal served as a starter in a 3-course meal or on its own.

Classic King Prawn Cocktail Recipe Ingredients

• A good handful of defrosted cooked king prawns
• Ready made seafood sauce
• Handful of washed and chopped little gem lettuce leaves or iceberg lettuce leaves
• 2 whole cherry tomatoes
• Lemon wedge (optional)
• Sprig of fresh dill (optional)

If making your own seafood sauce

• Mayonnaise of your choice
• Tomato ketchup
• Lemon juice
• Ground white pepper

Classic King Prawn Cocktail Recipe Method

Thoroughly defrost the handful of cooked king prawns per dish in a refrigerator for 24 hours and once defrosted remove from the fridge.

If making your own seafood sauce, add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of tomato ketchup, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and a small pinch ground white pepper into a small bowl and mix thoroughly.

Wash and roughly chop the lettuce leaves and cut the cherry tomatoes in halves.

Stir the king prawns into the seafood sauce, leaving 2 king prawns to one side to garnish on the top.

Add the chopped lettuce leaves and 3 halves of the cherry tomatoes into a serving dish. They can be mixed randomly.

Now spoon over the king prawns in the seafood sauce and add the half cherry tomato, 2 king prawns and fresh sprig of dill and crack a little black pepper over the top.

Serve with a lemon wedge on the side.

Classic King Prawn Cocktail Recipe Serving Suggestion

When using as a starter, simply place the dish on a small plate with a wedge of fresh lemon on the side to squeeze over the king prawn cocktail if desired.

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