[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
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cut the melon into 6. Remove
skin and cut the flesh so it can be attractively arranged on 6 small plates.
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Mix together the mayonnaise,
cream, ketchup, Tabasco, lemon juice and tarragon. Add the peeled prawns
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Taste and add salt and pepper
if necessary.
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Arrange the prawn mixture next
to the melon.
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Remove legs and roe (if any)
from the whole prawns and arrange on top of the prawn mayonnaise.
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