Delight your taste buds with these Prawn Cocktail Mini Tacos. Bursting with fresh prawns, crisp vegetables, and a zesty cocktail sauce, these tacos are perfect for appetizers, parties, or a light lunch. Quick to assemble and packed with flavor, they’ll impress your guests every time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Servings: 8 mini tacos
Ingredients
- 250g cooked prawns, peeled and deveined
- 8 small taco shells
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 small cucumber, diced
- 1 small avocado, diced
- Fresh lettuce leaves
- Chopped fresh parsley or coriander, for garnish
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the cocktail sauce: In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Mix prawns: Gently toss the cooked prawns in half of the cocktail sauce, coating them evenly.
- Assemble tacos: Place a lettuce leaf in each taco shell. Top with a spoonful of diced cucumber and avocado, then add the prawns.
- Finish & garnish: Drizzle the remaining cocktail sauce over the prawns and sprinkle with chopped parsley or coriander.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately as a fresh, flavorful appetizer or light meal.
Tips & Variations
- Swap prawns with cooked crab meat for a different seafood twist.
- Use mini soft tortillas instead of hard taco shells for a more tender bite.
- Add a few drops of hot sauce to the cocktail sauce for a spicy kick.
- Prepare prawns in advance but assemble tacos just before serving to keep shells crisp.
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