Melon and Prawn Cocktail

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[Starters]

1 small honeydew melon

150ml/¼ pint thick mayonnaise 

2 tablespoons double cream

1 tablespoon tomato ketchup

1 drop Tabasco sauce or a pinch of cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon lemon juice

a few fresh tarragon leaves, finely chopped

450g/1lb peeled cooked prawns

salt and freshly ground black pepper

TO GARNISH

6 whole prawns

  1. cut the melon into 6. Remove skin and cut the flesh so it can be attractively arranged on 6 small plates.

  2. Mix together the mayonnaise, cream, ketchup, Tabasco, lemon juice and tarragon. Add the peeled prawns

  3. Taste and add salt and pepper if necessary.

  4. Arrange the prawn mixture next to the melon.

  5. Remove legs and roe (if any) from the whole prawns and arrange on top of the prawn mayonnaise.

 
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