Prawn cocktail with gin-pickled cucumbers
TM6 TM5 TM31

Prawn cocktail with gin-pickled cucumbers

4.8 (21 ratings)

Ingredients

Prawns

  • 250 g water
  • 24 medium raw prawns, peeled, tails intact, deveined
  • sea salt, to season
  • ground black pepper, to season
  • freshly squeezed lemon juice, to drizzle

Gin-pickled cucumber

  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers, cut into ribbons, flesh only, discard seeds and core
  • 50 g sugar
  • 100 g white wine vinegar
  • 60 g gin of choice (see Tips)
  • 5 juniper berries, lightly crushed

Gin dressing

  • 300 g grapeseed oil
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • 2 pinches ground black pepper
  • 50 g gin of choice
  • 1 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce (see Tips)
  • 2 pinches paprika, plus extra to serve
  • 1 - 2 tbsp lemon juice, to taste, plus extra wedges to serve
  • 3 dashes Tabasco® sauce
  • 1 cos lettuce, whole leaves or finely shredded for glasses
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • fresh chives, chopped to garnish
  • micro herbs, to serve (optional)

Nutrition
per 1 portion
Calories
2633.2 kJ / 627 kcal
Protein
19.7 g
Carbohydrates
11.4 g
Fat
55.8 g
Saturated Fat
6.8 g
Fibre
3.9 g
Sodium
663.4 mg

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