18/11/2024
Jumbo Prawn and Avocado Lunch Rolls

Luxurious lunch rolls with a creamy prawn filling that will remind you how good a freshly made roll can be!
Makes:
4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 250g peeled cooked jumbo prawns*
- 1/4 cup finely chopped celery
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoons baby capers
- 1/4 cup egg mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon cream or milk
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander or chives
- 1 small or 1/2 large avocado, finely diced
- sea salt, to taste
- lemon juice, to taste
- 1 baguette
- butter, for spreading, optional
- 4 cos lettuce leaves
- cayenne pepper, for sprinkling
Method
- Remove prawn tails and chop prawn meat. Combine with celery, spring onion, capers, mayonnaise, cream and coriander. Gently stir in avocado and season to taste with salt and lemon juice.
- Cut baguette into four ‘rolls’, cut a deep split into the top of each and hollow out some of the bread from the centre. Butter and fill with a cos lettuce leaf and prawn mixture. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper and serve garnished with coriander leaves.
Tips
- Substitute lobster meat for prawns, or canned tuna for a weekday version.
- STYLING * Reserve some prawns with tail on, cut in half, for garnish and position on top of the rolls.
- DRINK Champagne
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