Prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce

Name: Prawn cocktail with Marie Rose sauce
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g cooked peeled prawns; 1 little gem lettuce, shredded; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 0.5 tsp paprika; 1 cucumber, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

A retro starter of sweet prawns on crisp lettuce in a tangy pink Marie Rose sauce.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.57 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
1little gem lettuceshredded
4 tbspmayonnaise
2 tbsptomato ketchup
1 tsplemon juice
1 tspWorcestershire sauce
½ tsppaprika
1cucumberthinly sliced
1lemoncut into wedges

Method

1
Mix the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Add a few drops of water if too thick.
2
Pat the prawns dry. Fold them into half the sauce.
3
Layer the lettuce and cucumber in four glasses or small bowls.
4
Spoon over the prawns and the rest of the sauce.
5
Dust with paprika and serve with lemon wedges and buttered brown bread.

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