Prawn cocktail little gem boats

Name: Prawn cocktail little gem boats
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g cooked peeled prawns; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 3 little gem lettuces, leaves separated; 1 avocado, diced; 2 tbsp fresh chives, snipped

Sweet prawns in a classic pink sauce with avocado, piled into crunchy lettuce boats.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.84 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gcooked peeled prawns
4 tbspmayonnaise
1 tbsptomato ketchup
1lemonjuiced
1 tspsmoked paprika
3little gem lettucesleaves separated
1avocadodiced
2 tbspfresh chivessnipped

Method

1
Pat the prawns dry with kitchen paper so the sauce does not go watery.
2
Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, half the lemon juice and a pinch of black pepper to make the pink sauce.
3
Toss the diced avocado with the rest of the lemon juice so it stays green.
4
Fold the prawns into the sauce.
5
Fill 12 of the biggest lettuce leaves with the avocado and then the prawns.
6
Sprinkle with the paprika and chives. Serve straight away or chill for up to 2 hours.

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