Prawn Cocktail

Ingredients

• Prawns, shelled and deveined 250 g (weight after cleaning)
• Eggs, full boiled   2
• Cabbage or lettuce leaves (crisped) for lining the serving dish
• Celery, chopped ¼ cup
• Thousand Island Dressing 1 cup (approx.)
• Serving glasses/bowls for individual servings 4

Preparation

• Bring enough water to barely cover prawns to a boil. Add half of a lemon, sliced or cut in chunks, and let boil for 1 minute.

• Lower heat so the water is barely simmering, and add prawns. Make sure they are all covered with water. Simmer for approximately 3 minutes or until the prawns turn pink. Remove from heat.

• Plunge prawns into a bowl of ice water to stop cooking and leave to drain out the water completely.

• If the prawns are small enough to be left whole leave them thus but if too large for one bite, cut into pieces accordingly.

• Peel and finely chop the eggs.

• Mix the prawns, eggs, half the celery and enough dressing to coat the mixture well and some extra. Leave to chill till ready to serve.

• To serve, line the serving glasses with the cabbage or lettuce, and spoon one helping of the prawn mixture over each.

• Garnish with the celery and serve chilled.