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Prawn cocktail
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Prawn cocktail

15 ingredients 30 min 8 openrecipes
Prawn cocktail

Use a mixture of king prawns and smaller prawns for the maximum texture and taste in this classic starter.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

321
Calories
35g
Protein
6g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grapefruit 1/2 fruit (123g) 52
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
White Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 275g/10oz mayonnaise
  • 2 small garlic
  • 6 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp apricot jam
  • 1 red chilli
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 900g/2lb mixed cooked unpeeled prawns
  • 2 firm pink grapefruit
  • ½ small white cabbage
  • 2 fennel
  • 2 Little Gem lettuces
  • ½ lime
  • small handful fresh coriander
  • ½ red chilli

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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