Mexican Prawn Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 head iceberg lettuce (separated into leaves, or assorted lettuce leaves)
    4 tablespoons mayonnaise
    4 tablespoons sour cream
    1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning (opt add to dressing)
    12 ounces prawns (pre-cooked & chopped, may use frozen but well-drained prawns or baby shrimp)
    1/2 cup green beans (pre-cooked & chopped)
    1/2 cup carrot (pre-cooked & chopped)
    1/2 cucumber (peeled, seeded & chopped)
    2 eggs (hard-boiled & coarsely chopped)
    1 jalepeno chili (pickled variety, seeded & finely minced)
    salt (to taste)
    1/2 avocado (sliced as opt garnish)
    1/2 lime (cut in wedges as opt garnish)
Preparation
    Line a lrg salad bowl, platter or individual serving dishes w/lettuce leaves. Mix the mayo, sour cream & opt Old Bay Seasoning (if desired) in a sml bowl & set aside.
    In a separate bowl, combine choppped prawns, beans, carrot, cucumber, eggs & chili. Season w/salt to taste preferences.
    Add the prepared dressing to the prawn mixture & fold it in gently to ensure all ingredients are well-mixed & coated w/the dressing. Pile the mixture into the bowl, onto the platter or divide equally among 4 individual serving dishes & serve immediately garnished w/opt avocado slices &/or lime wedges as desired.

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