Prawn and avocado salad recipe

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Looking for quick and easy recipes? Try this Prawn and avocado salad from Woman's Weekly. If you love salads, you can't get more traditional than this.

  • healthy
Serves6
SkillEasy
Preparation Time15 mins
Nutrition Per PortionRDA
Calories245 Kcal12%
Sugar1.3 g1%
Fat22.3 g32%
Saturated Fat3.5 g18%
Salt1.02 gRow 4 - Cell 2
Protein9.3 g19%
Carbohydrates2.1 g1%
Salt1.02 gRow 7 - Cell 2
Jessica Dady
By Jessica Dady
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A straight-forward and traditional recipe for a delicious Christmas starter

Ingredients

For the sauce:

  • 4 level tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • Finely zested rind 1 lemon
  • Dash of Tabasco sauce
  • Salt and ground black pepper

For the prawns:

  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
  • 2 avocados, stoned, peeled and sliced
  • 300g packet of cooked and peeled king prawns

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Method

  1. To make the sauce: Mix together the mayonnaise, ketchup, lemon rind and Tabasco sauce with the seasoning.
  2. Pour lemon juice into a bowl and mix in olive oil and dill, then add avocado and stir to coat in the dressing. Stir in prawns
  3. To serve: Spoon some of the prawn and avocado mixture on to each plate, arrange a few lambs’ lettuce leaves on top, and then spoon on some of the sauce
  4. Garnish with lemon slices and sprigs of dill, and then grind black pepper over the top
  5. Serve immediately
Top Tip for making Prawn and avocado salad

Not suitable for freezing.Prepare ahead: The sauce can be made aday in advance and kept in a covered bowl in the fridge. The prawn and avocado mixture can be made 2-3 hours ahead and kept in a covered bowl in the fridge.

Jessica Dady
Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies. 

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