BLOODY MARY PRAWN COCKTAIL DIPPERS
TAKES 15 MINS, PLUS CHILLING MAKES 16 FOR THE BLOODY MARY SAUCE
500ml good-quality chilled tomato juice 150ml vodka Finely grated zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon 2-3tsp Worcestershire sauce
½-1tsp Tabasco Pinch of smoked paprika 1tsp horseradish sauce
FOR THE DIPPERS 1 celery stick 16 large, cooked tail-on prawns Pinch of ground black pepper Pinch of celery salt YOU WILL NEED 16 wooden skewers
1 Put all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl, season to taste and stir well until mixed. Cover and chill for at least 1 hr. 2 Chop the celery into chunks. Skewer each prawn lengthways through the body then arrange on a serving platter.
3 Pour the chilled Bloody Mary mix into a dipping bowl, then place on a dish with the prawns. Garnish the dipping sauce with a little sprinkle of ground black pepper and celery salt before serving.