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Potted prawns with Melba toast recipe

29 ratings

These potted prawns with melba toast will make an impressive starter at your dinner party. Helpfully, they can be prepared hours in advance and kept in the fridge until your guests arrive. Wait until the last minute to make the melba toast to keep it nice and crisp. See method

Serves 6
5mins to prepare and 10mins to cook, plus 5mins cooling and 1hr 30mins chilling
300 calories / serving

Ingredients

For the potted prawns

300g (13oz) salted butter
ground mace, a pinch
fresh nutmeg, a generous grating
¼tsp cayenne pepper
½ lemon, zested
500g (1lb) cooked and peeled prawns

For the Melba toast

3 slices granary or white bread, thickly sliced
rocket leaves, to serve
lemon wedges, to serve

If you haven't got any white bread, try using brown instead

Each serving contains

Energy
1240kj
300kcal 15%
Fat
21g 30%
Saturates
13g 65%
Sugars
1g 1%
Salt
3.5g 58%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 6.9g Protein 20.1g Fibre 0.3g

Method

Melt 200g (7oz) of the butter in a saucepan with the spices, lemon zest and some black pepper over a low heat. Remove from the heat to cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the prawns then divide between six ramekins. Press down.
Melt the remaining butter in a pan over a low heat. Remove from the heat and scoop away any milk solids. Spoon the clarified butter over the prawns. Cover with clingfilm and chill for 1 hour 30 minutes until set.
To make the Melba toast, heat the grill to a medium heat. Toast the bread then remove the crusts. Run a knife through the middle of each slice to make two wafer-thin slices. Cut the toast into triangles, then return to the grill for 3 minutes until lightly golden and curled.
Remove the potted prawns from the fridge 15 minutes before serving, to come to room temperature. Serve with the toast, rocket leaves and lemon.

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