Christmas Prawn Salad
INGREDIENTS
SALAD
- 300g dried penne pasta
- 1kg cooked prawns, peeled, deveined, tails intact
- 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, thinly sliced
- 60g baby leaf salad mix
- 1 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup small fresh mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh dill, plus extra sprigs, to serve
- Lemon wedges, to serve (optional)
DRESSING
- 170g (2/3 cup) whole-egg mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
METHOD
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet directions or until al dente. Refresh under cold water and drain.
- Meanwhile, for the dressing, whisk together the mayonnaise, tomato sauce, juice and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl.
- Arrange the pasta, prawns, cucumber, avocado, salad mix, chives, mint and dill on a platter. Season. Drizzle with the dressing and scatter with extra dill. Serve with lemon wedges, if you like.
Oreo Christmas Hats
INGREDIENTS
- 1 x punnet strawberries tops removed
- 12 x Oreo Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 Tablespoon whole milk
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups icing sugar
METHOD
- Wash strawberries and remove the hulls. Place on paper towels to dry.
- Freeze strawberries for 30 minutes or until firm.
- In a medium bowl, cream butter. Stir in milk and gradually add icing sugar a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency.
- Pipe frosting into a circle on the top of the oreo to make the strawberry stick and to resemble the fur ring.
- Press strawberry into piped frosting large end down.
- Pipe a dot on top of the strawberry to resemble the hat’s fluff ball.
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