Little Gem Cups With Prawn Mango Salsa Food

LITTLE GEM CUPS WITH PRAWN & MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Break the lettuces into individual leaves. Peel and dice the mango and mix with the finely chopped red onion, chopped mild red chilli, the juice 1 lime and the light olive oil. Mix well and set aside at room temperature, covered with cling film. Just before serving, take a the peeled tiger prawns and cut them in half horizontally. Mix into the mango mixture with a handful chopped coriander. To serve, spoon the mixture on to the Little Gem leaves and arrange on a large platter or plate.

PRAWN & CRAB COCKTAIL LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients for the Marie Rose sauce and set aside in the fridge. Do the same with the tomato salsa ingredients. These can be chilled for up to 24 hrs.
• Arrange the lettuce leaves, prawns, crab and chives in separate bowls. Put everything on the table with a pile of lemon wedges.
• At the table, add some prawns and crab to the lettuce leaves, spoon over some tomato salsa and Marie Rose sauce, and scatter over a few chives. Squeeze over a little lemon juice, if you like.

CORN CUPS WITH PRAWNS, MANGO & CHILLIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Using a 6cm pastry cutter, cut out circles from the tortillas. Heat the tortilla circles from the tortillas. Heat the tortilla circles for 5 secs in a microwave, then press into a mini muffin tin. Brush with the oil and bake for 8-10 mins until golden and crisp. Remove and leave to cool completely.
• Chop the prawns into small pieces and marinate in the lime juice for 5 mins. Put the prawns and lime juice in a bowl with the mango, red onion, chilli and coriander. Season, mix together and use to fill the corn cups just before serving. Top with coriander leaves.

SEVEN-LAYER SHRIMP DIP WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Cream the cream cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, pepper, garlic together until smooth.
• Spray the springform pan with a non-stick shortening spray.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture in 9" springform.
• Layer the spread the green chiles over the cream cheese mixture.
• Next layer the mango salsa, green onions, chopped shrimp, and black olives.
• Top with shredded cheese.
• Garnish with the chopped cilantro.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Place on large plate and remove springform sides.
• Serve with corn tortilla chips.

LITTLE GEMS

Steps:

• Cook ingredients in saucepan on medium heat 12 to 14 min. or until sauce boils and thickens, stirring frequently.

PRAWN COCKTAIL CUPS

Steps:

• To make the Marie Rose sauce, blend the mayonnaise with the ketchup and a couple of shakes of Tabasco in a bowl. Trim the bases of the lettuce hearts, discard the outer leaves and separate the leaves - they need to be about 10cm long and you want about 24 in total. Reserve the tiny hearts for another salad.
• Wash the prawns and pat dry between double layers of kitchen paper. Toss in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, parsley and a little seasoning.
• Lay the leaves out on serving plates, cup-side up. Drop several prawns into each. Dollop ½ tsp sauce on top, then scatter over some mustard and cress. These can be prepared 1 hr in advance, in which case cover with cling film and set aside in a cool place.