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Valli Little's prawn cocktail crostini

Name: Valli Little's prawn cocktail crostini
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 avocados; 100ml buttermilk; Juice of 1 lemon; 24 cooked prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined; 1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise; 2 tbs tomato sauce (ketchup); 1 tsp Tabasco; 12 slices chargrilled ciabatta; 1 baby cos lettuce, outer leaves removed; Cayenne pepper & dill sprigs, to serve

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by Valli Little

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

Valli Little takes all the best elements of prawn cocktail and uses them to create these vibrant crostini.

2 avocados
100ml buttermilk
Juice of 1 lemon
24 cooked prawns, peeled (tails intact), deveined
1/2 cup (150g) whole-egg mayonnaise
2 tbs tomato sauce (ketchup)
1 tsp Tabasco
12 slices chargrilled ciabatta
1 baby cos lettuce, outer leaves removed
Cayenne pepper & dill sprigs, to serve

Method

1.

Using a blender, puree 1 avocado with the buttermilk and half the lemon juice. Cut remaining avocado into 1cm pieces and in a separate bowl, toss with the prawns and remaining lemon juice. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2.

Combine mayonnaise, tomato sauce and Tabasco in a bowl and season.
3.

Spread the ciabatta slices with a little of the avocado puree. Top each with a lettuce leaf and prawn mixture. Drizzle with cocktail sauce, dust with cayenne and top with dill sprigs, to serve.